Boonen, Van Avermaet and Sagan lead the way in Classics opening weekend - Preview

The Belgian double-header of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is simply known as the opening weekend. The Flemish pair raises the curtain on more than a month of racing across the cobbles, which comes to its climax with Paris-Roubaix on April 9.

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