| 2023 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 35 | |||||||||||||
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 Previous winners Wout van Aert and Annemiek van Vleuten portrayed on the event poster | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 25 February 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 207.3 km (128.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
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The 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 February 2023 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove. [1] It was the 78th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2023 UCI World Tour. [2]
Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams teams. Each team entered seven riders, for a total of 175 riders. [3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProSeries Teams
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 54' 49" |
| 2 |  Arnaud De Lie (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 20" |
| 3 |  Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 20" |
| 4 |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 20" |
| 5 |  Thomas Pidcock (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 20" |
| 6 |  Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 20" |
| 7 |  Nils Politt (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 20" |
| 8 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 20" |
| 9 |  Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 10 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 20" |
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