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The classics season kicked off with the 72nd edition of the Flanders classic, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (1.UWT). The 2018 race was a chilly one, but Philippe GILBERT (BEL/Quick - Step Floors) was prepared before animating the race when the action heated up. Photos from previous editions: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 Route Map  |  Profile  |  Preview  |  News  |  Startlist  |  Live Coverage  |  TV  |  2017

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2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Teams Team Rosters and Withdrawals Group riders by: or BMC RACING (BMC) USA   1 VAN AVERMAET  Greg BEL   2 VENTOSO ALBERDI  Francisco Jose ESP   3 DRUCKER  Jean-Pierre LUX   4 KÜNG  Stefan SUI   5 ROELANDTS  Jurgen BEL   6 SCHÄR  Michael SUI   7 VAN HOOYDONCK  Nathan BEL AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) FRA   11 NAESEN  Oliver BEL   12 DENZ  Nico GER   13 DILLIER  Silvan SUI   14 DUVAL  Julien FRA   15 GOUGEARD  Alexis FRA   16 BAGDONAS  Gediminas LTU   17 VANDENBERGH  Stijn BEL ASTANA (AST) KAZ   21 DE VREESE  Laurens BEL   22 GATTO  Oscar ITA   23 GRUZDEV  Dmitriy KAZ   24 KANGERT  Tanel EST   25 LUTSENKO  Alexey KAZ   26 NIELSEN  Magnus Cort DEN   27 VALGREN ANDERSEN  Michael DEN BAHRAIN - MERIDA (TBM) BRN   31 BOLE  Grega SLO   32 BOZIC  Borut SLO   33 COLBRELLI  Sonny ITA   34 GARCIA CORTINA  Ivan ESP   35 PER  David SLO   36 KOREN  Kristijan SLO   37 PIBERNIK  Luka SLO BORA - HANSGROHE (BOH) GER   41 BURGHARDT  Marcus GER   42 OSS  Daniel ITA   43 PFINGSTEN  Christoph GER   44 PÖSTLBERGER  Lukas AUT   45 SARAMOTINS  Aleksejs LAT   46 SCHILLINGER  Andreas GER   47 SCHWARZMANN  Michael GER EF EDUCATION FIRST - DRAPAC p/b CANNONDALE (EFD) USA   51 VANMARCKE  Sep BEL   52 BRESCHEL  Matti DEN   53 LANGEVELD  Sebastian NED   54 MODOLO  Sacha ITA   55 SCULLY  Tom NZL   56 OWEN  Logan USA   57 DOCKER  Mitchell AUS FDJ (FDJ) FRA   61 DEMARE  Arnaud FRA   62 DUCHESNE  Antoine CAN   63 DELAGE  Mickael FRA   64 HOELGAARD  Daniel NOR   65 KONOVALOVAS  Ignatas LTU   66 LE GAC  Olivier FRA   67 SINKELDAM  Ramon NED LOTTO SOUDAL (LTS) BEL   71 BENOOT  Tiesj BEL   72 DE BUYST  Jasper BEL   73 KEUKELEIRE  Jens BEL   74 BAK YTTING  Lars DEN   75 NAESEN  Lawrence BEL   76 WALLAYS  Jelle BEL   77 WELLENS  Tim BEL MITCHELTON - SCOTT (MTS) AUS   81 HAMILTON  Lucas AUS   82 DURBRIDGE  Luke AUS   83 EDMONDSON  Alexander AUS   84 HAYMAN  Mathew AUS   85 HEPBURN  Michael AUS   86 JUUL JENSEN  Christopher DEN   87 TRENTIN  Matteo ITA QUICK - STEP FLOORS (QST) BEL   91 GILBERT  Philippe BEL   92 GAVIRIA RENDON  Fernando COL   93 DEVENYNS  Dries BEL   94 KEISSE  Iljo BEL   95 LAMPAERT  Yves BEL   96 ŠTYBAR  Zdenek CZE   97 TERPSTRA  Niki NED DIMENSION DATA (DDD) RSA   101 BOASSON HAGEN  Edvald NOR   102 DOUGALL  Nicolas RSA   103 EISEL  Bernhard AUT   104 GIBBONS  Ryan RSA   105 THOMSON  Jay Robert RSA   106 THWAITES  Scott GBR   107 VERMOTE  Julien BEL KATUSHA ALPECIN (TKA) SUI   111 BIERMANS  Jenthe BEL   112 HOLLENSTEIN  Reto SUI   113 KUZNETSOV  Viacheslav RUS   114 MATHIS  Marco GER   115 PLANCKAERT  Baptiste BEL   116 POLITT  Nils GER   117 SCHMIDT  Mads Würtz DEN LOTTO NL - JUMBO (TLJ) NED   121 BOUWMAN  Koen NED   122 JANSEN  Amund Grøndahl NOR   123 LEEZER  Thomas NED   124 LINDEMAN  Bert-Jan NED   125 ROOSEN  Timo NED   126 TANKINK  Bram NED   127 WYNANTS  Maarten BEL SKY (SKY) GBR   131 DIBBEN  Jonathan GBR   132 DOULL  Owain GBR   133 GOLAS  Michal POL   134 KNEES  Christian GER   135 LAWLESS  Christopher GBR   136 VAN BAARLE  Dylan NED   137 WISNIOWSKI  Lukasz POL SUNWEB (SUN) GER   141 KRAGH ANDERSEN  Søren DEN   142 CURVERS  Roy NED   143 TEN DAM  Laurens NED   144 MATTHEWS  Michael AUS   145 STAMSNIJDER  Tom NED   146 THEUNS  Edward BEL   147 TUSVELD  Martijn NED TREK - SEGAFREDO (TFS) USA   151 FELLINE  Fabio ITA   152 MULLEN  Ryan IRL   153 NIZZOLO  Giacomo ITA   154 RAST  Gregory SUI   155 PEDERSEN  Mads DEN   156 STUYVEN  Jasper BEL   157 VAN POPPEL  Boy NED UAE TEAM EMIRATES (UAD) UAE   161 BONO  Matteo ITA   162 CONSONNI  Simone ITA   163 GANNA  Filippo ITA   164 MARCATO  Marco ITA   165 RIABUSHENKO  Aleksandr BLR   166 SWIFT  Ben GBR   167 TROIA  Oliviero ITA COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF) FRA   171 HOFSTETTER  Hugo FRA   172 VAN STAEYEN  Michaël BEL   173 CLAEYS  Dimitri BEL   174 LEMOINE  Cyril FRA   175 TURGIS  Anthony FRA   176 VAN LERBERGHE  Bert BEL   177 VANBILSEN  Kenneth BEL ROOMPOT - NEDERLANDSE LOTERIJ (RNL) NED   181 ARIESEN  Tim NED   182 GERTS  Floris NED   183 LIGTHART  Pim NED   184 WEENING  Pieter NED   185 VAN GINNEKEN  Sjoerd NED   186 VAN GOETHEM  Brian NED   187 VERMELTFOORT  Coen NED SPORT VLAANDEREN - BALOISE (SVB) BEL   191 CAPIOT  Amaury BEL   192 DE GENDT  Aime BEL   193 DECLERCQ  Benjamin BEL   194 PLANCKAERT  Edward BEL   195 SPRENGERS  Thomas BEL   196 VAN GESTEL  Dries BEL   197 VAN HECKE  Preben BEL TEAM FORTUNEO - SAMSIC (FST) FRA   201 SVENDGAARD  Michael Carbel DEN   202 DANIEL  Maxime FRA   203 GERARD  Arnaud FRA   204 JARRIER  Benoit FRA   205 PERICHON  Pierre Luc FRA   206 VACHON  Florian FRA   207 WELTEN  Bram NED VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN (VWC) BEL   211 DE BIE  Sean BEL   212 DE BONDT  Dries BEL   213 DEVOLDER  Stijn BEL   214 DUIJN  Huub NED   215 STEELS  Stijn BEL   216 VAN AERT  Wout BEL   217 LEYSEN  Senne BEL VITAL CONCEPT CYCLING CLUB (VCC) FRA   221 BOECKMANS  Kris BEL   222 COQUARD  Bryan FRA   223 DE BACKER  Bert BEL   224 LE BON  Johan FRA   225 MÜLLER  Patrick SUI   226 MORICE  Julien FRA   227 VAN GENECHTEN  Jonas BEL WANTY - GROUPE GOBERT (WGG) BEL   231 BACKAERT  Frederik BEL   232 DEVRIENDT  Tom BEL   233 KREDER  Wesley NED   234 OFFREDO  Yoann FRA   235 VAN KEIRSBULCK  Guillaume BEL   236 SMITH  Dion NZL   237 VANSPEYBROUCK  Pieter BEL WB AQUA PROTECT VERANCLASSIC (WVA) BEL   241 DE WINTER  Ludwig BEL   242 ISTA  Kevyn BEL   243 JULES  Justin FRA   244 KIRSCH  Alex LUX   245 STASSEN  Julien BEL   246 SPENGLER  Lukas SUI   247 VANTOMME  Maxime BEL   Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018

Live Sunday, 2018 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne Live (BEL 1.HC): race info, startlist, broadcasters, updates

OHN Post-Race Coverage

27 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018 — corvos

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Results
1  VALGREN ANDERSEN, Michael (AST)   4:50:14
2  WISNIOWSKI, Lukasz (SKY)             + 12
3  VANMARCKE, Sep (EFD)              
4  STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS)             
5  GILBERT, Philippe (QST)           
6  THEUNS, Edward (SUN)              
7  VAN LERBERGHE, Bert (COF)         
8  COLBRELLI, Sonny (TBM)            
9  DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ)              
10 BURGHARDT, Marcus (BOH)           
11 DOULL, Owain (SKY)                
12 SCHMIDT, Mads Würtz (TKA)         
13 THWAITES, Scott (DDD)             
14 MODOLO, Sacha (EFD)               
15 VAN GESTEL, Dries (SVB)           
16 ROOSEN, Timo (TLJ)                
17 CAPIOT, Amaury (SVB)              
18 DILLIER, Silvan (ALM)             
19 JANSEN, Amund Grøndahl (TLJ)      
20 ŠTYBAR, Zdenek (QST)              
21 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (LTS)            
22 KÜNG, Stefan (BMC)                
23 NIELSEN, Magnus Cort (AST)        
24 VANDENBERGH, Stijn (ALM)          
25 MARCATO, Marco (UAD)              
26 PLANCKAERT, Baptiste (TKA)        
27 NAESEN, Oliver (ALM)              
28 OFFREDO, Yoann (WGG)              
29 PERICHON, Pierre Luc (FST)        
30 DRUCKER, Jean-Pierre (BMC)        
31 WYNANTS, Maarten (TLJ)            
32 VAN AERT, Wout (VWC)              
33 BACKAERT, Frederik (WGG)          
34 TURGIS, Anthony (COF)             
35 KIRSCH, Alex (WVA)                
36 LAMPAERT, Yves (QST)              
37 MÜLLER, Patrick (VCC)             
38 GATTO, Oscar (AST)                
39 DE BIE, Sean (VWC)                
40 VERMOTE, Julien (DDD)             

Valgren wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews
Valgren wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with late attack — velonews
Sep Vanmarcke - post-race interview (02:15 English) — CyclingProNet
Łukasz Wiśniowski - post-race interview (01:31 English) — CyclingProNet
Vanmarcke's aggression thwarted by headwind and tactics at OHN — cyclingnews
Stybar leads Quick-Step's failed charge in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews
Surprise second place for Wisniowski at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews
Lotto Soudal take the initiative but leave empty handed at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews
Boonen regrets Quick-Step deal didn't go through — cyclingnews
Van Avermaet rues missed chance for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad hat-trick — cyclingnews
Astana wins big as Vinokourov hints team is on the ropes — velonews
Roundtable: Lessons learned from Omloop — velonews
Last 2 Km Highlights (00:54 No Sound) — @OmloopHNB
Last 2 Km of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (02:26 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 20 Km of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (32:01 Dutch) — sporza
Official Highlights from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (03:01 English) — inCycle
27 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018 — corvos
Winner's Interview from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2018 (02:13 English) — CyclingProNet

Finish Clip from the Women's Race (00:24 No Sound) — @bradsohner
Women's Results and Report — cyclingnews
Photos from the Womne's Race — @OmloopHNB

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2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Preview

February 24 update:
6 Big Photos from the teams presentation prior to OHN 2018 — corvos
Preview with David Hunter and Michael Valgren (17:32 English) — CyclingmoleTV

February 23 update:
Women's peloton ready for Belgian cobbles — velonews
Klier: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is all about suffering — cyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
VN Show: Sagan sits out cobbles opener, Tim Wellens gets it right (04:42 English) — velonews
Van Avermaet: It's more difficult for me without Sagan — cyclingnews
Recon: Sep Vanmarcke gaat Omloop met vertrouwen tegemoet (02:26 Dutch) — focus-wtv
Fernando Gaviria - entrevista antes de la carrera (01:42 Spanish) — CyclingProNet
Philippe Gilbert - interview d'avant course (06:39 French) — CyclingProNet

February 22 update:
Preview: Cobbles kick-off at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — velonews

February 21 update:
Het Nieuwsblad'18: The PEZ Preview! — pezcyclingnews
Harder Omloop finale favors Van Avermaet treble — velonews
Recon: Greg Van Avermaet verkent de Omloop met de Parelvissers (01:07 Dutch) — sporza
Gaviria's classics evolution continues at Omloop and Kuurne — velonews

February 20 update:
Gilbert aims for record third Omloop Het Nieuwsblad — cyclingnews

February 17 update:
Terpstra: Quick-Step has the firepower to contend in post-Boonen era — velonews

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Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
21 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2017 — sirotti
14 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016 — sirotti
21 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2015 — reuters
4 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2014 — reuters
3 Big Photos from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2013 — reuters
3 Big Photos from the finish of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2012 — reuters
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

6 Big Photos from the teams presentation prior to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: https://t.co/5nFBci08xK pic.twitter.com/1tfk2UfW6p

— steve @ steephill tv (@steephill) February 24, 2018

February 23 update: A work in progress for 2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
6 Big Photos from the teams presentation prior to OHN 2018 — corvos
Tim Wellens - interview before the start (01:29 English) — CyclingProNet
First time up Haaghoek for the Peloton (00:15 Ambient) — @OmloopHNB

Start time: Sat Feb 24 11:45 CET (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Gent, Belgium
Earliest live video: 14:15 CET (1:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Race Preview
Approximate finish: 16:42 CET (3:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Gent, Belgium

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2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Route Map

Timetable — omloophetnieuwsblad.be

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