Women's Omloop Het Volk popular with teams

The third edition of the Omloop Het Volk for women will be held on Sunday, March 16, and it has proven its popularity. A massive 44 teams applied to take part, forcing the race managment to make some tough choices to come up with the allowed 25 teams.

The selected UCI teams, listed below, will be joined by the Belgian national team and Blegian teams De Sprinters Malderen, KSV Deerlikj, Squadra Ciclista Feminile Liederkerke, and Royal Antwerp BC.

20 UCI teams will race: Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson Ladies Team (Belgium), Lotto-Belisol (Belgium), Vrienden van het Platteland (Netherlands), AA Drink Cycling Team (Netherlands), Team Flexpoint (Netherlands), Team DSB Bank (Netherlands), Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung (Germany), Swift Racing (Great Britain), Team Pro Féminin Les Carroz (France), Vienne Futuroscope (France), Team Cmax Dila (Italy), Menikini-Selle Italia (Italy), Top Girls Fassa Bortolo (Italy), Safi-Pasta Zara Manhattan (Italy), Team Specialized (Switzerland), Cervélo Lifeforce Cycling Team (Switzerland), Bigla Team (Switzerland), Bizkaia-Durango (Spain), Giant Pro Cycling Team (Hong Kong) and Pol Aqua Professional Women Road Team (Poland).

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