2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2016 UCI Europe Tour
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-2016 banner.jpg
Event poster with previous winner Ian Stannard
Race details
Dates27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)
Stages1
Distance200.8 km (124.8 mi)
Winning time4h 54' 12"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) (BMC Racing Team)
  SecondFlag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) (Tinkoff)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL) (Lotto–Soudal)
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The 71st edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was held on 27 February 2016. [1] It was won by Belgian Greg Van Avermaet in a five-man sprint before Peter Sagan and Tiesj Benoot. [2]

Contents

Podium of the race: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet and Tiesj Benoot Gent - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 27 februari 2016 (E18).JPG
Podium of the race: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet and Tiesj Benoot

The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, covering 200.8 km. [3] The Omloop marked the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe and was rated as a 1.HC event of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.

Preview

Route

The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad started in Ghent, East Flanders, and addressed the Flemish Ardennes in the south of the province, featuring numerous short climbs, before returning to Ghent. [3] This edition, organizers needed to find an alternative for the traditional start and finish location on Sint-Pietersplein. [N 1] In 2016 organizers chose Citadel Park  [ nl ], the site adjacent to the Kuipke velodrome, as the start location. The finish was on Emile Claus thoroughfare, close to the starting place. [4]

At 200 kilometres and with a dozen climbs in the hill zone, the course was challenging and arduous. Additionally, there were several flat stretches of cobbles. [5] The race featured one new climb, Boembekeberg, as a replacement for the Molenberg, which was skipped because of road works. [3] [6]

There are thirteen categorized climbs: [3]

Climbs in the 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad [3]
No.NameDistance from finish (km)Road surfaceLength (m)Average gradient (%)Maximum gradient (%)
1 Leberg 141asphalt9504.2%13.8%
2 Berendries 137asphalt9407%12.3%
3Tenbosse132asphalt4506.9%8.7%
4Eikenmolen127asphalt6105.9%12.5%
5 Muur van Geraardsbergen 115cobbles1.0759.3%19.8%
6Valkenberg97asphalt5408.1%12.8%
7Kaperij78asphalt1.0005.5%9%
8 Kruisberg 67asphalt/cobbles9504.8%9%
9 Taaienberg 57cobbles5306.6%15.8%
10 Eikenberg 52cobbles1.2005.2%10%
11Wolvenberg48asphalt6457.9%17.3%
12 Leberg 38asphalt9504.2%13.8%
13Boembeke [7] 32asphalt1.2005%7%

Pre-race favourites

Britain's Ian Stannard, the winner of the previous two editions, was not present in this year's event. World champion Peter Sagan was among the key favourites, together with classics specialists Alexander Kristoff, Tom Boonen, Greg Van Avermaet and Philippe Gilbert. [8] [9] Former world time trial champion Tony Martin made a first appearance. [10]

Teams

25 teams were invited: 12 UCI WorldTeams and 13 continental teams. [N 2] [N 3] [11] [12] In total, 199 riders were at the start. [N 4] [13]

ProTeams

Professional Continental teams

Continental teams

Race report

Twelve riders, among which Alexis Gougeard, were in the early breakaway, as Etixx–Quick-Step and Team Katusha held them within range of the peloton. Greg Van Avermaet, Luke Rowe and Tiesj Benoot broke clear on Taaienberg, immediately being joined by Peter Sagan on the descent. The four riders caught the remaining early escapees and dropped them all on the last cobbled sections, except for Gougeard. Powering on to Ghent, the elite group stayed clear until the finish and the race was decided in a five-man sprint. Van Avermaet led out the slightly uphill sprint from afar and sealed his first win of the season. Sagan was second, Benoot third. Jens Debusschere won the sprint for sixth place, nine seconds behind Van Avermaet. [2] [14]

Results

Greg Van Avermaet (pictured in 2013) sealed his first win of 2016 in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad E3 Harelbeke 2013, van avermaet top paterberg (19636839984).jpg
Greg Van Avermaet (pictured in 2013) sealed his first win of 2016 in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team 4h 54' 12"
2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK) Tinkoff s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tiesj Benoot  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal s.t.
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Luke Rowe  (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Alexis Gougeard  (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 6"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jens Debusschere  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 9"
7Flag of France.svg  Adrien Petit  (FRA) Direct Énergie s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Edward Theuns  (BEL) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper Stuyven  (BEL) Trek–Segafredo s.t.
10Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Ladagnous  (FRA) FDJ s.t.

Notes

  1. ↑ Every seven years, when Easter comes early in the year, Ghent's largest square, Sint-Pietersplein, is booked for the annual Mid-Lent fair.
  2. ↑ As a 1.HC event, the race organizers could invite up to 70% UCI WorldTeams as a total of the line-up.
  3. ↑ Team Giant–Alpecin withdrew at the last moment, because they were unable to line up enough riders, after a severe accident in an early-season training camp left several riders injured.
  4. ↑ Teams were limited to eight riders, for a maximum field of 200 riders.

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