Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024 start list

Dylan Van Baarle competes at the Muur Van Geraardsbergen while fans cheer during the 78th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite
Dylan Van Baarle competes at the Muur Van Geraardsbergen while fans cheer during the 78th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (Image credit: Getty Images)

Defending champion Dylan van Baarle (Visma-Lease a Bike) will start the 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with bib number 1. His teammate and favourite Wout van Aert will have number 2.

Other favourites include Jasper Philipsen, who will lead Alpecin-Deceuninck with bib number 21, Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quickstep) in #21 and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) will be #31.

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