'Well, after two years in a row of nice sunny weather for Opening Weekend, we are all starting to realize a nasty and dirty secret-and-a-half. Omloop Het Nieuwsbald might be one of the most highly anticipated races on the calendar, but nasty and dirty weather is necessary for that one to be a real ferocious heavyweight belter of a race. And surely we are all starting to come around to the reality that though Omloop will always be the more anticipated of the two for it is the “Official Official” start of the road season…maybe Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is lowkey the better Classic? '