It was the start of the cobbled classics season and dominant performances from QuickSteppers in Omloop and KBK. We have the best quiffs in the peloton with Zdenek Stybar and Jungels BOB JUNGELS!. We also have Tour of Rwanda and the UAE Tour. Plus Larry en francais! Adam’s Gran! and so much more (and for now, it’s a blood-doping-free zone).
Cobbley goodness starts
Oh, it’s been a long ugly winter … but we feel the sun has come out because it’s time for the classics!
There are some beautiful trophies in this sport and these are two of them.
You know the race is getting closer when…the trophies have arrived!
#OHN19 pic.twitter.com/QvIYZs3Liw
— OmloopHetNieuwsblad (@OmloopHNB) February 25, 2019
It was a battle between GVA and Stybar when the race got nearer to the sharp end
Incredible drama in the lead group on the Muur-Kapelmuur
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We are heading for a dramatic finish
Watch LIVE on E2 now #OHN19 pic.twitter.com/2exx9YrS4k
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) March 2, 2019
But Stybar outfoxed him
.@zdenekstybar chose the same place as last year winner @MichaelValgren to place his jump and win the 2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
#OHN #OHN19 pic.twitter.com/Hx1UvX8o7n
— OmloopHetNieuwsblad (@OmloopHNB) March 2, 2019
It's been a long time coming for @zdenekstybar
Chapeau, Sir #OHN19 pic.twitter.com/PDfXYiaLLy
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) March 2, 2019
Stybar as grizzled ice hockey player on a bike …
There was a huge argument between VeloVoices Luke and Euan – Euan’s mancrush is Tom D; Luke’s is Stybar. You can see the glow of a full heart in this tweet.
Did you enjoy Omloop Het Nieuwsblad as much as we did? We got to see 2 spectacular races!!
Congrats @ChantalBlaak and @zdenekstybar
#OHN #OHN19 #OHNwomen pic.twitter.com/izCME6DvrD
— OmloopHetNieuwsblad (@OmloopHNB) March 2, 2019
Congrats 
@gettysport @omloophetnieuwsbladofficialNo sugar-coating this …
Is it me or does it look like Dylan Teuns is witnessing an alien abduction in the crowd?
GVA – now known as Growler Van Avermonster
As we get ready for #KBK19, go behind the scenes of an almost-perfect day at #OHN19 where @GregVanAvermaet secured second place and @CCCProTeam's first podium this spring
pic.twitter.com/I9kddJ9JZ1
— CCC Team (@CCCProTeam) March 3, 2019
As we get ready for 
KBK
It was a second QuickStep win – this time by Jungels BOB JUNGELS!
As much as we all hate to admit it at VeloVoices Towers, @JournalVelo is actually right about Bob’s look here.
It was touch and go in those last kilometres … there might have been some chickpea interference
but Bob shook the hummus from his shoes and hit the finish line first and solo
@KuurneBxlKuurne 1.HC
One Day Race (201.1k)Kuurne >
Kuurne
1⃣
@BobJungels
2⃣@owaindoull
3⃣@NikiTerpstra
4⃣@GroenewegenD
5⃣@yveslampaert
6⃣@flosenech
7⃣@jenskeukeleire
8⃣@AndreGreipel
9⃣@JasperDeBuyst
@BarberoCbc#KBK19
#Eurosport pic.twitter.com/78PPph5nTX
— Cycling_360 (@cycling_360) March 3, 2019
Kuurne >
Kuurne
There are some seriously fabulous QuickStep quiffs
Speechless in a good way, I’m assuming …
Love this … just goes to show the camaraderie in the peloton, regardless of the teams.
the moment i finally caught @BobJungels was…after the finishline
chapeau buddy
https://t.co/bVxtJbquXJ
— jempy drucker (@jempy_drucker) March 4, 2019
chapeau buddy
Sprinters thwarted …
Badass riding at its best
There’s not much more exciting than the thought of Daniel Oss going out in front and staying out in front … we want to see that victory salute this season!
We believe that, due to Oss not winning, @SwaganP has kept his soul to sell another day.
Satan, take my soul
But just let Oss win this shit!— Three Pete (@SwaganP) March 2, 2019
This made me laugh because … Tyler Farrar doing the rock god horns – possibly the least rock god person ever.
Oss’s first hashtag … is that going to trend?
I’m always having fun during photoShooting! Here I’m trying new gravel clothing .. Hei, @sportful you are doing amazing job! Ah, Strade Bianche is calling
Will be useful
! #fuckoss #danieloss #supergiara #sportful pic.twitter.com/VGJtZa3CU1
— Daniel Oss (@Daniel87Oss) February 28, 2019
Will be useful
! Tractors … !
We know the season has well and truly started when @nyvelocity starts giving us the tractor report!
There were other races …
A desert race …
Some crazy sprinting …
Viviani wins stage 5 and probably the most disputed sprint of the year so far.
Such a tight finish between the first 4, clearly very high level. The last 50 meters by Elia are crazy, that cadence!
#UAETourhttps://t.co/qA4h6uXZAP
— Mihai Cazacu (@faustocoppi60) February 28, 2019
Such a tight finish between the first 4, clearly very high level. The last 50 meters by Elia are crazy, that cadence! 
#UAETour@MarkCavendish setting the tone for the team today.
pic.twitter.com/xLAHhDQD5T
— Team Dimension Data (@TeamDiData) March 2, 2019
Gaviria and Kristoff – if they have the same objective – could be a race-crushing combination this year.
Fernando Gaviria wins stage 2 of UAE Tour after a monster leadout by Kristoff.
A succesful first test of this combo, the local sponsors should be happy. #UAETourpic.twitter.com/aquvZphrb4
— Mihai Cazacu (@faustocoppi60) February 25, 2019
A succesful first test of this combo, the local sponsors should be happy. Loving Larry in the Ag2r kit.
And a fabulous Tour of Rwanda
This is fabulous …
#Replay
/ Imaginez des Mondiaux là-bas
sur cette montée ! #Rwanda2025
pic.twitter.com/hftNgoJefZ
— Renaud Breban (@RenaudB31) March 3, 2019
/ Imaginez des Mondiaux là-bas 
sur cette montée ! 
One word from the 2019 Tour du Rwanda winner,@MeraKudus, ‘MURAKOZE’ that’s ‘THANK YOU’ in Kinyarwanda
!
Congratulations Mera#TdRwanda19 pic.twitter.com/5er9CoxX2z
— Tour du Rwanda
(@Tour_du_Rwanda) March 3, 2019
!
(@Tour_du_Rwanda) The Gruppetto
Ben Swift had a horrible crash a few weeks ago while training in Tenerife. Ruptured his spleen and was in intensive care for a while. Adam’s Gran sent encouragement … one of the best cycling tweets EVER
THIS
is cycling tweet of the week possibly the year. I love the gran of @AdamBlythe89 https://t.co/NcHMrYyZEd
— Journal Velo (@JournalVelo) February 21, 2019
From the Toms Skujins fanclub
A touch of culture on the roadside
Beautiful …
Love a pair of white arm warmers… Particularly when they have the
on them!!!! pic.twitter.com/6b8kP2ulgN
— Conor Dunne (@conordunnealot) March 2, 2019
on them!!!! LOL