Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

also
Lemoine Paterski Laborie Schillinger Kuchynski and Sinkledam 48''

8 man break including Veuchelen and Steels 25''

Lemoine, Veuchelen, Steels, Paterski, Laborie, Schillinger, Kuchynski & Sinkeldam have 25"

Demare
Selvaggi
Hushovd
Boonen
Vanmarcke
GVA
Wallays
Debuscherre
Kuznetsov

Purist markedly different:

Kristoff
Roelandts
Zingle
Ciolek
Steegmans
Leukemans
BOOM
Vandenbergh
Van Ass-broke

Quinziato has pulled out due to an ankle injury....his place is taken by neo-pro Rick Zabel today and interestingly Phinney tomorrow according to Cycling News.

Yh ive just updated the startlist for KBK

Standard

Paolini
Chavanel
Roelandts
Boonen
G.V.A
Vanmarcke
Langeveld
Kreder
Bandiera

Purist

E.B.H
Chavanel
G.V.A
Boonen
Roelandts
Leukemans
J.V.Summeren
Fouchard
Bandiera

Yeah....it looks like the greys are the people NOT riding KBK and that would make sense if you think about the Spring Classics as a stage race with unlimited transfers in between.....i.e once the deadline passes the rider list for the next race kicks in.

I have Stybar Stannard Boom And Hushovd greyed out.
I'm guessing that is because they are not in the Kuurne, which is now open to pick teams.

Is Stybar not starting?

Purist

Boonen
GVA
Wynants
Roelandts
Paolini
Frapporti
Van marke
Stannard
Van Rensburg

Std
Van marke
GVA
Chavanel
Roelandts
Stybar
Boonen
Bandiera
Wynants
Haussler

Purist and standard the same - picked about a week ago and given no thought since! It feels a bit random now, but thats often the way with Omloop...

Boonen
Stybar
Roelandts
Van Avermaet
Boom
Stannard
Elmiger
Bandiera
Drucker

OK let's name and shame

Boonen
Roelandts
Van Avermaet
Chavanel
Langeveld
Van Marcke
Turgot
Stannard
Engoulvent

Speaking of Europcar, does anyone why Jerome Cousin is worth 17 credits? He has exactly 1 top 20 since Omloop last year...

Is it worth looking at riders who are riding just the Omloop but not KBK, because they are more likely to go "balls deep" in the Omloop, having a rest day after?

Just doing my VDS team and saw this guy in the list of riders

I remember when anyone only ever picked poor old Bryan because of his 'hilarious' surname LOL

Ive updated the Europcar roster

I note that Kern is in the team for Omloop per the game but he is currently in Langkawi. Pichot is also missing in game

Procycling stats has Coquard in for both Omloop and KBK, as does Europcar website

http://www.teameuropcar.com/fiche-course/het-nieuwsblad/

current info from Europcar website doesn't have him in there team, but that could have changed.

As you say you an still select him