
After the finish line of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, deafening cheers and applause could be heard from the inside of the Groupama-FDJ team bus, but rather than celebrating the victory on Belgian soil, the team were celebrating the win of Romain Grégoire in the Faun Ardèche Classic on the other side of France.
The French squad could have been celebrating a double victory, had Stefan Küng's brave late breakaway attempt to defy the overriding narrative of the 2025 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad succeeded.