Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2024-02-24

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Event
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Date
Sat 24th February 2024 (UTC)
Sat 24th February 2024 (Local)

Timestamp
2024-02-24T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
UCI World Tour

Season
2024

Round
4

Status
Match Finished

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Description

The 2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 24 February 2024 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove. It was the 79th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2024 UCI World Tour. Jan Tratnik won the race from a two-man breakaway alongside Nils Politt. Tratnik's teammate Wout van Aert won the sprint for third from the chase group consisting of 32 riders.

Route
The 2024 edition marked the exhilarating start to the spring Classics season, featuring a 202.2km course commencing at the 't Kuipke velodrome in Ghent. The route, slightly shortened from the previous year, showcased 12 climbs and nine cobbled sectors, strategically placed in the latter half.

The race kicked off with challenges like the cobbles of Haaghoek and the Leberg climb within the first 50km. A 48km stretch without major obstacles followed, leading to the Lange Munte cobbles at the halfway point. As the peloton passed Oudenaarde at 99.7km, the intensity heightened with rapid successions of climbs, including Kattenberg, Leberg, Valkenberg, Wolvenberg, Molenberg, and Berendries.

The decisive phase unfolded after 186.5km, as riders faced the iconic Muur van Geraardsbergen, followed by the Bosberg climb at 190.4km. The finish line in Ninove remained unchanged from the previous year, located on the wider, slightly uphill Elisabethlaan.

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Result List

02				Nils Politt	+ 3"
03				Wout van Aert	+ 8"

Result Description
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Jan Tratnik (SLO) Visma–Lease a Bike 4h 31' 28"
2 Nils Politt (GER) UAE Team Emirates + 3"
3 Wout Van Aert (BEL) Visma–Lease a Bike + 8"
4 Oliver Naesen (BEL) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 8"
5 Christophe Laporte (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 8"
6 Laurenz Rex (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty + 8"
7 Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Lidl–Trek + 8"
8 Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 8"
9 Matteo Trentin (ITA) Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 8"
10 Arnaud De Lie (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 8"

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