2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)

the men's race 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race) LizzieArmitsteadOmloopHN2016.jpg 220 Lizzie Armitstead won the race in the rainbow jersey 27 February 2016 1 124 km Lizzie Armitstead GBR DLT 2016 Chantal Blaak NED DLT 2016 Tiffany Cromwell AUS Canyon–SRAM 2015 2017 The 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 11th edition of the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling one-day race which was held on 27 February. The race started and finished in Ghent, addressing several climbs in the Flemish Ardennes and covering 123 km in the province of East Flanders. The race was won by the ruling world champion, Britain's Lizzie Armitstead, after a solo breakaway. Chantal Blaak won the sprint for second place ahead of Tiffany Cromwell.Braverman Jessi World champion Armitstead wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite Women http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-women-2016/results/ cyclingnews.com 27 February 2016 Armitstead's win marked the first time a world champion had graced the top step of the podium at the Belgian Semi-Classic. Race Nearly 200 riders set out for the 123 km. A nervous but inactive first half gave way to non-stop attacks over the climbs and cobbles in the second half of the race. Jessie Daams (Lotto Soudal Ladies) rode away from the peloton for a short-lived solo effort and got a maximum advantage of 30 seconds over the peloton heading into the Wolvenberg. 40 km from the finish, the peloton pulled back Daams. On the Molenberg, Ellen van Dijk went away and opened the race again. She was caught on the Paddestraat cobbles. Romy Kasper (Boels-Dolmans) led a trio of riders, part of a fragmented reduced bunch, just beyond the Paddestraat. Ten kilometres later with 20 km remaining, Armitstead and Elvin rode away. The duo stretched out their advantage to 45 seconds but Armitstead was doing most of the work. When Armitstead stopped cycling hard, they rode at a low speed for a while. When there was a slight drag in the road, Armitstead attacked and rode away from Gracie. Behind Armitstead, the chase was disorganised. Rabo-Liv and Wiggle High5 eventually collaborated on the front, but their efforts were not enough to close the gap. Future attacks proved unnecessary. Armitstead maintained her advantage all the way to the line. Behind her, Chantal Blaak delivered a one-two for Boels-Dolmans as she beat Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM) in a reduced bunch sprint. The 22-rider chase group finished 29 seconds behind Armitstead. Aftermath Ellen van Dijk crashed during the race. She finished the race in arrears due to a bike change. After the race at the hospital it appears she had one broken and some bruised ribs. nl Results Final general classification 1 Lizzie Deignan GBR DLT 2016 3h 23' 05" 2 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak NED DLT 2016 + 29" 3 Tiffany Cromwell AUS CSR 2016 + 29" 4 Leah Kirchmann CAN DSM women 2016 + 29" 5 Shelley Olds USA CPC 2016 + 29" 6 Lucinda Brand NED DSB 2016 + 29" 7 Chloe Hosking AUS WHT 2016 + 29" 8 Sarah Roy AUS LAJ 2016 + 29" 9 Susanna Zorzi ITA LBL 2016 + 29" 10 Carmen Small USA CBT 2016 + 29" https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-we/2016/result Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE 2016 One day race results ProCyclingStats.com 12 April 2026 See also 2016 in women's road cycling References Category:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad UCI