Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events.
Johan De Muynck is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who raced from 1971 to 1983. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1978 Giro d'Italia. He was an outstanding climber. Other Grand Tour highlights include a very strong performance in the closely contested 1976 Giro d'Italia where he held the Maglia Rosa until the final time trial finishing on the podium in 2nd just nineteen seconds behind Felice Gimondi. He also rode well in the 1980 and 1981 editions of the Tour de France where he finished 4th and 7th respectively. Up to Remco Evenepoel's victory in the 2022 Vuelta a España, De Muynck was the last Belgian rider to win a Grand Tour.
Janneke Ensing is a Dutch former sportsperson, who competed in speed skating in the 2000s before becoming a cyclist, competing for seven different teams between 2009 and 2021.
Geert Omloop is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist who was born in Herentals. He is the cousin of fellow cyclist Wim Omloop and the son of Marcel Omloop. He turned professional in 1997 having raced for several professional teams in 1995 and 1996 as a trainee. He became the Belgian National Road Race Champion in 2003, but lost the title in 2004 when he finished second.
Tiffany Jane Cromwell is an Australian road and gravel cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Canyon–SRAM.
Jolien D'hoore is a Belgian former track and road cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2021 for the Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley, Lotto–Belisol Ladies, Wiggle High5, Mitchelton–Scott and SD Worx teams. D'hoore is a 29-time national track champion as well as a four-time national road champion at all competition levels. She won the bronze medal in the omnium at the 2016 Olympics and during her career was one of the strongest sprinters in the women's peloton. Since retiring as a rider, D'hoore now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step.
SD Worx is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. They have topped the UCI Women's World Tour team ranking in 2016–2019, 2021 and 2022.
Maria Giulia Confalonieri is an Italian track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team Uno-X Pro Cycling. She previously rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling.
Nina Kessler is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence. At the 2015 Dutch National Track Championships she became Dutch champion in the women's Madison together with Kirsten Wild. She won the points classification at the 2016 La Course by Le Tour de France.
Elena Cecchini is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's team time trial in Florence.
Daniela Gass is a German racing cyclist.
Jip van den Bos is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Team Visma–Lease a Bike.
Valerie Demey is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv Racing TeqFind. She was among the many openly LGBT athletes who competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Elisa Balsamo is an Italian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Team Lidl–Trek, and represents Italy at international competitions.
The Omloop Eurometropool, also known as Omloop van de Westhoek, was a one-day professional cycling race held in Belgium in 2017. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.
Lorena Wiebes is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. She rode for Parkhotel Valkenburg in the women's team time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. She won the gold medal in road cycling at the 2019 European Games, beating her compatriot Marianne Vos in the sprint for the line. In May 2022, Wiebes won all three stages of the RideLondon Classique. In July 2022, she won the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes.
Maria Apolonia "Marjolein" van 't Geloof is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Lifeplus Wahoo.
Amber van der Hulst is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Parkhotel Valkenburg. In June 2019, at the European Games in Minsk, she won a silver medal in the madison event.
Lucie Jounier is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Arkéa Pro Cycling Team. In October 2020, she rode in the women's edition of the 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège race in Belgium.
Charlotte Kool is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team Team dsm-firmenich PostNL. In October 2020, she rode in the 2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne race in Belgium.
Gabriel Borra (BEL)
Floortje Mackaij (NED)
Christine Majerus (LUX)
