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| Dates | 2 March 2019 | ||||||||||||
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| Winning time | 4h 53' 23" | ||||||||||||
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The 2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 2 March 2019 in Belgium. It was the 74th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2019 UCI World Tour. [1] It was won by Zdeněk Štybar.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zdenek Stybar (CZE) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 53' 17" |
| 2 |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | CCC Team | + 9" |
| 3 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 9" |
| 4 |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana | + 9" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9" |
| 6 |  Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 25" |
| 7 | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 8 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 25" |
| 9 |  Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 25" |
| 10 | Oliver Naesen (BEL) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 25" |
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