
Going into the Muur van Geraardsbergen, Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM) was pulling the group of favourites to win the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, just a few seconds behind solo leader Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek).
When push came to shove, however, she couldn’t follow Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime), eventual winner Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), and Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) on the steepest part of the iconic climb.