Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Belgium) 200kms
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Nick Nuyens looks suitably dressed for an early summer in Belgium...
Zak Dempster leads an escape away after a fast start - they'll spend most of the day out in front...
Dempster is driving the escape over the Hoeghoek cobbles with a four-minute lead...
Thor Hushovd is barely recognisable as a former winner of this race..!
Paul Martens is one of many to fall after 65-kilometres...
Matthews has been banged up quite a bit, not a great way to start your Green Edge career...
Martin Maaskant is the next to fall, but he too recovers...
Will Clarke is pushing the breal along nicely, but the cold is starting to get to them by now...
Blanco and Lotto hardly need to chase, but they are drawing in on the escape now...
Sebastian Langeveld is the first chaser to reach the Taaienberg, the first crucial section of the race...
Thomas leads a chase group after the Taaienberg and Eikenberg - and they are now chasing Chavanel who's jumped across to the original escape..
Greg Van Avermaet attacks the chasing group on the Molenberg...
Luca Paolini sets off in pursuit of Van Avermaet, and the Chavanel escape...
Stijn Vandenbergh also reacts on the Molenberg...
Svein Tuft chases on behalf of Green Edge who have missed this major move...
Vandenbergh leads Paoloini on the long stretch of cobbles of Lange Munte...
Thomas chases at 45-seconds, the race isn't over yet..!
"I'm not for sale", Paolini seems to be telling Vandenbergh as their lead reaches 50-seconds...
Luca Paolini wins the 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad..!
