2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)

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2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 4 of 27
Race details
Dates25 February 2023
Stages1
Distance132.3 km (82.21 mi)
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL) (SD Worx)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED) (SD Worx)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Marta Bastianelli  (ITA) (UAE Team ADQ)
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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 18th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for Women and the fourth event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.

Contents

The race was won by Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx in a solo finish, beating the peloton by 11 seconds. [2]

Route

Running for the first time as a UCI Women's World Tour event, the course was lengthened to 132.3 kilometres (82.2 mi). Running from Gent to Ninove, the course included five cobblestone sections and eight climbs. [3]

Teams

Twenty-four teams participated in the race, including all fifteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and nine UCI Women's Continental Teams.

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Result

The race was won by Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx in a solo finish, beating the peloton by 11 seconds. [2] Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx won the bunch sprint for second place. [2] Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo retained the leaders jersey of the UCI Women's World Tour. [2]

Final general classification [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lotte Kopecky  (BEL) SD Worx 3h 33' 55"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lorena Wiebes  (NED) SD Worx + 11"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Marta Bastianelli  (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 11"
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Emma Norsgaard  (DEN) Movistar Team + 11"
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pfeiffer Georgi  (GBR) Team DSM + 11"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anouska Koster  (NED) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 11"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Quinty Ton  (NED) Liv Racing TeqFind + 11"
8Flag of Austria.svg  Christina Schweinberger  (AUT) Fenix–Deceuninck + 11"
9Flag of Italy.svg  Soraya Paladin  (ITA) Canyon–SRAM + 11"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 11"

References

  1. "Race info - Women Elite | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Flanders Classics Events. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Knöfler, Lukas (2023-02-25). "Lotte Kopecky and Lorena Wiebes go 1-2 for SD Worx at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite Women 2023 Route". cyclingnews.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE 2023 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.