2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

For the women's race, see 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race.

2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Event poster with previous winner Sep Vanmarcke
Race details
Dates	23 February
Stages	1
Distance	198.9 km (123.6 mi)
Winning time	4h 52' 15"
Results
Winner   Luca Paolini  (Italy) (Team Katusha)   Second   Stijn Vandenbergh  (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)   Third   Sven Vandousselaere  (Belgium) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)
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The 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 23 February 2013. It was the 68th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad .

Team Katusha's Luca Paolini of Italy beat Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Stijn Vandenbergh of Belgium in a two-up sprint. ^{[1] [2]}

Teams

Non ProTeams teams are indicated by an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders, for a total of 198 riders.

• Accent Jobs–Wanty*
• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Argos–Shimano
• Blanco Pro Cycling
• BMC Racing Team
• Bretagne–Séché Environnement*
• Champion System*
• Cofidis*
• Crelan–Euphony*
• FDJ
• Garmin–Sharp
• IAM Cycling*
• Lampre–Merida
• Lotto–Belisol
• MTN–Qhubeka*
• Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
• Orica–GreenEDGE
• Sojasun*
• Team Europcar*
• Team Katusha
• NetApp–Endura*
• Team Sky
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise*
• Vacansoleil–DCM
• Vini Fantini–Selle Italia*

Results

^{[1] [2]}

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini  (ITA)	Team Katusha	4h 52' 15"
2	Stijn Vandenbergh  (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Sven Vandousselaere  (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 13"
4	Geraint Thomas  (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 1' 13"
5	Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 13"
6	Marco Bandiera  (ITA)	IAM Cycling	+ 1' 13"
7	Sylvain Chavanel  (FRA)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	+ 1' 13"
8	Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 1' 13"
9	Maarten Wynants  (BEL)	Blanco Pro Cycling	+ 1' 13"
10	Egoitz García  (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 1' 13"

References

1. Brecht Decaluwé (23 February 2013). "Paolini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". CyclingNews.com.
2. Kyle Moore (23 February 2013). "Paolini wins one-on-one sprint with Vandenbergh in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Velonation.com.