The 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 29 February 2020 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove.[1] It was the 75th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour.[2]
| 2020 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 21 | |||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winners Chantal Blaak and Zdeněk Štybar | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 February 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 200 km (124.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 03' 24" | ||||||||||||
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Belgian rider Jasper Stuyven of Trek–Segafredo beat fellow Belgian rider Yves Lampaert of Deceuninck–Quick-Step in a two-up sprint to take the victory. Danish rider Søren Kragh Andersen of Team Sunweb, who had been dropped by the Belgian duo within the last three kilometers, finished solo to take third place.[3]
Teams
editTwenty-five teams were invited to the race, which included all nineteen UCI WorldTour teams and six UCI Professional Continental teams.[4][5] Each team started with seven riders for a total of 175 riders; of these, only 69 riders finished.[3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
Pre-race favourites
editMathieu van der Poel was the favourite to win, but was forced to withdraw through illness.[6] The 2016 and 2017 winner, Greg Van Avermaet, was the subsequent favourite for victory. The 2019 winner, Zdeněk Štybar, also returned to defend his title.[7]
Result
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Trek–Segafredo | 5h 03' 24" | |
| 2 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" | |
| 3 | Team Sunweb | + 6" | |
| 4 | CCC Team | + 39" | |
| 5 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 28" | |
| 6 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 28" | |
| 7 | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 28" | |
| 8 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 28" | |
| 9 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 28" | |
| 10 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 28" |
References
edit- ^ "2020 Race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "UCI reveals the calendars for the 2020 UCI WorldTour and UCI Women's WorldTour". Union Cycliste Internationale. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jasper Stuyven wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020: all you need to know". Cycling Weekly. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Men – Start List". Cycling News. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Mathieu van der Poel forced to skip Opening Weekend". Cycling Weekly. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Here are the favourites for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020, according to the bookies". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Long, Jonny (29 February 2020). "Jasper Stuyven outsprints Yves Lampaert to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 29 February 2020.