Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021
Latest News from the Race
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Flanders Classics hits back at criticism over prize money inequality at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Van der Breggen earns €930 as Ballerini earns €16,000 at opening Spring Classic -
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Davide Ballerini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck-QuickStep) took out the bunch sprint to win Omloop Het Nieuwsblad over Jake Stewart (Groupama-FDJ) and Sep Vanmarcke (Israel Start-Up Nation).
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad rarely comes down to a bunch sprint and Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Greg Van Avermaet (Ag2r Citroen), Sep Vanmarcke (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) were among the attackers that were reeled in ahead of the Kapelmuur.
Gianni Moscon (Ineos Grenadiers) attacked over the climb but was chased down by the dominant Deceuninck-QuickStep who stamped their authority on the first Belgian classic of the season.
Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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1 | Davide Ballerini (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep | 4:43:03 |
2 | Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama-FDJ | |
3 | Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Israel Start-up Nation | |
4 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain Victorious | |
5 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
6 | Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Astana-Premier Tech | |
7 | Florian Senechal (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep | |
8 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) UAE Team Emirates | |
9 | Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ | |
10 | Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe |
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 202127 February 2021 | Gent | WorldTour
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News ‘It has been a good race for us and I’m just sorry that I missed a good result’ says Trek-Segafredo rider
Greg Van Avermaet: Results don’t show our strong performances at Opening Weekend
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'We were always quite good and in the front’ says AG2R Citroën's top classics contender
Jake Stewart continues to impress with second in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
By Daniel Benson, Brecht Decaluwé last updated
News 'This is where my heart is and I love the Belgian races' says young British rider
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British rider impresses in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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Faceplant can't keep Vanmarcke from fourth podium at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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Jake Stewart continues to impress with second in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
'This is where my heart is and I love the Belgian races' says young British rider
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 - Start List
Provisional starters as of February 24