2025 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad champion Lotte Claes will be defending her title on Saturday after all, after her Fenix-Premier Tech team confirmed her participation in the Belgian season opener.
Thirty-two-year-old Claes was a surprise winner last year after beating fellow early breakaway survivor Aurela Nerlo in a two-woman sprint to the finish line in Ninove. Following the collapse of her Arkéa-B&B Hotels squad, she moved to Fenix-Premier Tech this year.
“As the defending champion, the team’s management ultimately felt it made sense to include her, even though her strengths typically lie in the Ardennes-style terrain,” the team stated.
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