British teenager Imogen Wolff is heading up one of the peloton’s biggest teams at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as she makes her debut at the Belgian season opener. The 19-year-old, racing her second season in the pro ranks, is setting her sights high on Saturday.
Wolff is one of nine British racers lining up in Gent for the start of the spring Classics season, with three of them donning the lead number for their teams – Zoe Bäckstedt (Canyon-Sram Zondacrypto), Cat Ferguson (Movistar), and Elynor Bäckstedt (UAE Team ADQ).
Both Zoe Bäckstedt and Ferguson, as well as Lidl-Trek’s Anna Henderson, figure among the list of favourites at Omloop. Wolff, the seventh-youngest rider in the race, is hoping she can also figure in the final, which takes the riders over the famous Muur van Geraardsbergen-Bosberg closing double.
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