NIVONE, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Kaden Groves of Australia and Team Alpecin-Premier Tech and Tim Wellens of Belgium and UAE Team Emirates - XRG compete during the 21st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026, Men's Elite a 207.2km one day race from Ghent to Ninove / #UCIWT / on February 28, 2026 in Ninove, Belgium. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).
Crashes battered Opening Weekend for the second day in a row on Sunday, as more incidents in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne led to multiple big-name abandons and injuries.
Belgian champion Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was forced to abandon the race after a heavy crash in the peloton that saw him end up in the ditch at the side of the road.
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