2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2021 UCI World Tour, race 2 of 29
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-2021 banner.jpg
Event poster with previous winners Annemiek van Vleuten and Jasper Stuyven
Race details
Dates27 February 2021
Stages1
Distance201 km (124.9 mi)
Winning time4h 43' 03"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
  SecondFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jake Stewart  (GBR) (Groupama–FDJ)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL) (Israel Start-Up Nation)
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The 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 27 February 2021 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove. [1] It was the 76th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the second event of the 2021 UCI World Tour.

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The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a race that is usually won by a solo rider or is decided by a sprint from a small group of several riders. However, this year, the good weather and the race conditions contributed to a comparatively large group of over 50 riders that contested the final sprint. Deceuninck–Quick-Step led from the front as their lead-out train, including current World Road Race champion Julian Alaphilippe, tried to set up in-form sprinter Davide Ballerini for the win. In the ensuing sprint, Ballerini won easily, having not been troubled by any of the other sprinters. Behind him, neo-pro Jake Stewart slipped past 2012 winner Sep Vanmarcke along the barriers to take second. For his part, Vanmarcke held off Heinrich Haussler with the bike throw on the line to secure third, that being the former's third third-place result in the race after back-to-back third places in 2017 and 2018. [2]

Teams

Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all nineteen UCI WorldTour teams and six UCI ProTeams. Each team entered seven riders for a total of 175 riders, of which 140 finished. [3] [4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Result

Result [2] [5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 4h 43' 03"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jake Stewart  (GBR) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Heinrich Haussler  (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Alex Aranburu  (ESP) Astana–Premier Tech + 0"
7Flag of France.svg  Florian Sénéchal  (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
9Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kevin Geniets  (LUX) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
10Flag of Germany.svg  Nils Politt  (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 Race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Omloop Het Nieuwsblad . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 Puddicombe, Stephen (27 February 2021). "Davide Ballerini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Participants List" (PDF). Omloop Het Nieuwsblad . Flanders Classics. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2021 Results". ProCyclingStats. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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