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With so many different types of races on the calendar we sort of try and get around the difficulties to compare by voting for best "race-day" rather than "race". That means we look to the individual stages and one-day races.
There are so many different ways a race can be thrilling to me. Of course there are the thrilling races where the uncertain, and in the best cases surprising, outcome is the key element. To me, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was such a day with Sep Vanmarcke living up to all the hype we have built up around him here. With strong riding all day he put himself in a top group with veterans Flecha and Boonen and then outsmarted them in a tense finale. A brilliant start to the season that also set up all sorts of storylines for the rest of the Classics spring.
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