'We're not here boiling eggs' – Lidl-Trek the aggressors at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

NINOVE, BELGIUM - FEBRUARY 24: (L-R) Elisa Longo Borghini ofElisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) on the attack en route to third place at the 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Italy and Team Lidl-Trek and Lotte Kopecky of Belgium and Team SD Worx-Protime compete in the breakaway during the 16th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024, Women's Elite a 127.1km one day race from Ghent to Ninove / #UCIWWT / on February 24, 2024 in Ninove, Belgium. (Photo by Rafa Gomez - Pool/Getty Images)
Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) on the attack en route to third place at the 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Image credit: Getty Images)

Lidl-Trek may not have walked away from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with the victory they had hoped for 127km earlier at the 't Kuipke velodrome in Gent.

The US team finished the race in Ninove with third and fourth place, having animated the day and placed two riders in the winning move, attacking repeatedly in the final before missing out on victory in the finishing sprint.

Dani Ostanek
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.