The 2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 February 2018 in Belgium. It was the 73rd edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2018 UCI World Tour.[2][3] It was won by Danish rider Michael Valgren for the Astana team, soloing to victory by 12 seconds ahead of Team Sky's Łukasz Wiśniowski of Poland, with the podium completed by the highest-placed home rider Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale).[1]
| 2018 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 37 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Greg Van Avermaet | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 24 February 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 196.2 km (121.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 50' 14"[1] | ||||||||||||
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Teams
editAs the race was only added to the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, seventeen of the eighteen WorldTeams – with the exception of the Movistar Team – competed in the race, up two on 2017. Eight UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.[4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Michael Valgren (DEN)
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Astana | 4h 50' 14" |
| 2 |  Łukasz Wiśniowski (POL)
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Team Sky | 12" |
| 3 |  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)
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EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale | 12" |
| 4 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
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Trek–Segafredo | 12" |
| 5 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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Quick-Step Floors | 12" |
| 6 | Edward Theuns (BEL)
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Team Sunweb | 12" |
| 7 | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL)
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Cofidis | 12" |
| 8 |  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
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Bahrain–Merida | 12" |
| 9 |  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
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FDJ | 12" |
| 10 |  Marcus Burghardt (GER)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | 12" |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "UCI announces 2018 road calendar". Cycling News. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "2018 UCI WorldTour calendar unveiled". Velon. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Deelnemerslijst - Liste des partants" (PDF). Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Flanders Classics. 23 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.