Late crash ruins Kristoff's sprint chances in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Omloop 2020
Alexander Kristoff (Image credit: Getty Images)

Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) rues missing out on a unique chance to add the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to his palmares. The first race of the Belgian road season rarely concludes in a bunch sprint but a late crash marred the chances of the 33-year-old Norwegian sprinter.

“I think it was my chance to win this race,” Kristoff said shortly after the race in the post-race mixed zone in Ninove.

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