WHAT WE'VE LEARNED THIS MONTH
DECEUNINCK HAVE THE HEX ON THEIR RIVALS
Is it too soon to start talking about other teams having a Deceuninck-Quick Step complex? The final 20km of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, normally one of the most aggressive and dynamic races on the calendar, was not much more than a 30-minute-long leadout for Deceuninck’s Davide Ballerini, who won the final sprint very easily. Apart from Gianni Moscon going away over the Muur van Geraardsbergen, Deceuninck controlled the unusually large lead group on the run-in to the finish, and nobody took the opportunity to attack.