Nico Mattan thinks he might win the Omloop

Ewoud Dronkert said:

This morning at the start:

[Interviewer] Nico, we know you're superstitious about numbers and this is
the start of your 13th season, how do you feel about that?
[Mattan] <smirk> Well on the other hand, today's date is the 25th of the
2nd month of 2006 and 2 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 6 = 17 and that's my start number,
so it's looking good.

It is the attention to detail that separates the winners from the also-rans.

Ewoud Dronkert said:

This morning at the start:

[Interviewer] Nico, we know you're superstitious about numbers and this is
the start of your 13th season, how do you feel about that?
[Mattan] <smirk> Well on the other hand, today's date is the 25th of the
2nd month of 2006 and 2 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 6 = 17 and that's my start number,
so it's looking good.

My money was on Rapinski. I had a tip he was flying.

Bob Schwartz