2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

the women's race 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race) October 2020 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016 UCI Europe Tour Omloop Het Nieuwsblad-2016 banner.jpg Event poster with previous winner Ian Stannard 325 yes 2016 02 27 1 200.8 km 4h 54' 12" Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 Tiesj Benoot BEL LTS 2016 2015 2017 The 71st edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was held on 27 February 2016. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Omloop_Het_nieuwsblad_Elite_2016-profiles Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2016 - Classic 22 February 2016 ProCyclingStats It was won by Belgian Greg Van Avermaet in a five-man sprint before Peter Sagan and Tiesj Benoot.Benson Daniel Decaluwé Brecht Van Avermaet wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2016/results/ Cyclingnews.com 27 February 2016 right|thumb|300x300px|Podium of the race: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet and Tiesj Benoot The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, covering 200.8 km.Roadmap http://ohn.pro.p.assets.flandersclassics.be/files/2682/original/omloop2016-elite-men-roadmap.pdf omloophetnieuwsblad.be Flanders Classics 22 February 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055007/http://ohn.pro.p.assets.flandersclassics.be/files/2682/original/omloop2016-elite-men-roadmap.pdf dead The Omloop marked the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe and was rated as a 1.HC event of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. Preview Route The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad started in Ghent, East Flanders, and addressed the Flemish Ardennes in the south of the province, featuring numerous short climbs, before returning to Ghent. This edition, organizers needed to find an alternative for the traditional start and finish location on Sint-Pietersplein.N Every seven years, when Easter comes early in the year, Ghent's largest square, Sint-Pietersplein, is booked for the annual Mid-Lent fair. In 2016 organizers chose Citadel Park (Gent) nl Citadelpark Citadel Park, the site adjacent to the Kuipke velodrome, as the start location. The finish was on Emile Claus thoroughfare, close to the starting place.Bekijk hier het gewijzigde parcours van de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160223_02144671 Het Nieuwsblad Mediahuis 23 February 2016 At 200 kilometres and with a dozen climbs in the hill zone, the course was challenging and arduous. Additionally, there were several flat stretches of cobbles.Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2016 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-2016/ Cycling News Immediate Media Company 23 February 2016 The race featured one new climb, Boembekeberg, as a replacement for the Molenberg, which was skipped because of road works.Wynn Nigel Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne 2016 preview http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-and-kuurne-brussels-kuurne-2016-preview-213153?trend=Omloop-Het-Nieuwsblad Cycling Weekly 24 February 2016 There are thirteen categorized climbs: + Climbs in the 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad No. Number Name Distance from finish (km kilometres) Road surface Length (m metres) Average gradient (%) Maximum gradient (%)1 Leberg 141 asphalt 950 4.2% 13.8%2 Berendries 137asphalt 940 7% 12.3%3 Tenbosse 132 asphalt 450 6.9% 8.7%4 Eikenmolen 127 asphalt 610 5.9% 12.5%5 Muur van Geraardsbergen 115 cobbles 1.075 9.3% 19.8%6 Valkenberg 97 asphalt 540 8.1% 12.8%7 Kaperij 78 asphalt 1.000 5.5% 9% 8 Kruisberg 67 asphalt/cobbles 950 4.8% 9%9 Taaienberg 57 cobbles 530 6.6% 15.8%10 Eikenberg 52 cobbles 1.200 5.2% 10%11 Wolvenberg 48 asphalt 645 7.9% 17.3%12 Leberg 38 asphalt 950 4.2% 13.8%13 BoembekeBoembeek http://www.sport.be/cycling/nl/hellingen/info.html?Route_ID=490 sport.be 12 March 2016 32 asphalt 1.200 5% 7% Pre-race favourites Britain's Ian Stannard, the winner of the previous two editions, was not present in this year's event. World champion Peter Sagan was among the key favourites, together with classics specialists Alexander Kristoff, Tom Boonen, Greg Van Avermaet and Philippe Gilbert.Clarke Stuart 10 riders to look out for at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/10-riders-to-look-out-for-at-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-212993 cycling Weekly 24 February 2016Zij zijn klaar voor de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160222_02142510 Het Nieuwsblad Mediahuis 22 February 2016 nl Former world time trial champion Tony Martin made a first appearance.O'Shea Sadhbh riders to watch for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne - Video http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/5-riders-to-watch-for-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-and-kuurne-brussel-kuurne-video/ Cycling News Immediate Media Company 22 February 2016 24em Peter Sagan SVK (TNK 2016) Alexander Kristoff NOR (KAT 2016) Greg Van Avermaet BEL (BMC 2016) Philippe Gilbert BEL (BMC 2016) Tom Boonen BEL (EQS 2016) Tony Martin GER (EQS 2016) Niki Terpstra NED (EQS 2016) Stijn Vandenbergh BEL (EQS 2016) Luke Rowe GBR (SKY 2016) Arnaud Démare FRA (FDJ 2016) Tiesj Benoot BEL (LTB 2016) Edward Theuns BEL (TFR 2016) Teams 25 teams were invited: 12 UCI WorldTeams and 13 continental teams.N As a 1.HC event, the race organizers could invite up to 70% UCI WorldTeams as a total of the line-up.N TGA 2016 withdrew at the last moment, because they were unable to line up enough riders, after a severe accident in an early-season training camp left several riders injured.Clarke Stuart Giant-Alpecin pull out of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/giant-alpecin-pull-out-of-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-212729 Cycling Weekly 22 February 2016Veranda's Willems vervangt Giant-Alpecin in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160219_02138477 Het Nieuwsblad 22 February 2016 In total, 199 riders were at the start.N Teams were limited to eight riders, for a maximum field of 200 riders.List of participants Omloop Het Nieuwsblad http://ohn.pro.p.assets.flandersclassics.be/files/2771/original/Deelnemers%20UCI.pdf?1456505007 official website 27 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170750/http://ohn.pro.p.assets.flandersclassics.be/files/2771/original/Deelnemers%20UCI.pdf?1456505007 5 March 2016 dead ProTeams 2016 ALM BMC EQS FDJ IAM LTB KAT OBE 2016a TLJ SKY TNK TFR Professional Continental teams 2016 BOH CCC COF DEN NIP ONE ROO SSG STH 2016a TSV VAT WGG Continental teams 2016 VWT Race report Twelve riders, among which Alexis Gougeard, were in the early breakaway, as EQS 2016 and KAT 2016 held them within range of the peloton. Greg Van Avermaet, Luke Rowe and Tiesj Benoot broke clear on Taaienberg, immediately being joined by Peter Sagan on the descent. The four riders caught the remaining early escapees and dropped them all on the last cobbled sections, except for Gougeard. Powering on to Ghent, the elite group stayed clear until the finish and the race was decided in a five-man sprint. Van Avermaet led out the slightly uphill sprint from afar and sealed his first win of the season. Sagan was second, Benoot third. Jens Debusschere won the sprint for sixth place, nine seconds behind Van Avermaet.Van Avermaet schiet meteen raak in de Omloop http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_voorjaar/1.2581341 Sporza.be 27 February 2016 nl dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160301092816/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/matchcenter/mc_wielrennen/Comp_voorjaar/1.2581341 1 March 2016 Results thumb|right|Greg Van Avermaet (pictured in 2013) sealed his first win of 2016 in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2016 4h 54' 12" 2 Peter Sagan SVK TNK 2016 + 0" 3 Tiesj Benoot BEL LTS 2016 + 0" 4 Luke Rowe GBR SKY 2016 + 0" 5 Alexis Gougeard FRA ALM 2016 + 5" 6 Jens Debusschere BEL LTS 2016 + 9" 7 Adrien Petit FRA DEN 2016 + 9" 8 Edward Theuns BEL TFR 2016 + 9" 9 Jasper Stuyven BEL TFR 2016 + 9" 10 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA FDJ 2016 + 9" https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/omloop-het-nieuwsblad/2016/result Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ME 2016 One day race results ProCyclingStats.com 19 April 2026 Notes N References 30em External links http://www.omloophetnieuwsblad.be/en Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Category:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Men's race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Omloop Het Nieuwsblad