I see the start list is up for the womens Omloop-het-nieuwsblad and how great is it to see one of our own on the start list - no.167.
www.cyclingnews.com/features/omloop-het-...ad-womens-start-list

Best of luck on Saturday Michelle. I'm not sure about you but i'm hoping for crosswinds and hailstones.

Yeah, give it loads and have fun. Will you be singing 'the bear goes over the mountain' on the way up the Paterburg?

Go Michelle 167!

Race route here omloop.nieuwsblad.be/omloop/elite-women/roadbook/timetable.page

Watch out for the last climb-the Molenberg-its a hard right hand turn (behind a hedge!), up a random farmers yard, and practically a standing start onto the cobbles with a 17% max gradient. Keep to the left hand side up the climb. No bother to you!

We'll be cheering for you all the way-good luck.

Fantastic result for Michelle - 39th of 200 starters, and best of her team. And from what we've heard she would have done even better except for a crash in the last 30km.

Obviously John Marron's route planning, including hedges, did the job (well maybe all that winter training helped too).