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1989 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)
This race is now "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
43rd edition: March 4, 1989
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 1988 edition | 1990 edition
Sint Amandsberg - Sint Amandsberg, 244 km / 36.059 km/hr
181 starters / 106 classified finishers
Etienne de Wilde enjoys his Omloop Het Volk win
The race: In early March of 1989, 30-year old Etienne de Wilde was the reigning Belgian road champion. More than that, he was a much-feared track racer, usually spending his time on the steep boarded track of Ghent.
He came to the 43rd edition of Omloop Het Volk carrying his excellent winter track form. That winter, with various partners, he had won the six-day races of Bremen, Ghent, Cologne and Stuttgart.
Coming to the Het Volk's finishing kilometers, de Wilde was carefully tucked in among the leading group. Here he was on roads he knew well.
De Wilde followed his plan and attacked when the peloton took a corner on a small road.
That was the race. De Wilde was gone and Sean Kelly was sprinting for second place.
Complete Results:
| 1 | Etienne de Wilde | Histor-Sigma | 6hr 46min |
| 2 | Sean Kelly | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | @ 5sec |
| 3 | Remig Stumpf | Toshiba-Look | s.t. |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Colotti | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 5 | Eric Vanderaerden | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 6 | Othmar Häfliger | Helvetia-La Suisse | s.t. |
| 7 | Steve Bauer | Helvetia-La Suisse | s.t. |
| 8 | Ludo Peeters | Caja Rural | s.t. |
| 9 | Ad Wijnands | Domex-Weinmann | s.t. |
| 10 | Patrick Verschueren | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 11 | Johan Capiot | TVM-Van Schilt | s.t. |
| 12 | Jan Goessens | Domex-Weinmann | s.t. |
| 13 | Rudy Dhaenens | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 14 | Jan Van Camp | Mini Flat-Isoglass | s.t. |
| 15 | Eddy Planckaert | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 16 | Nico Verhoeven | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 17 | Greg LeMond | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 18 | Hendrik Redant | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 19 | Hans Daams | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 20 | Mauro Gianetti | Helvetia-La Suisse | s.t. |
| 21 | Patrcik Deneut | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 22 | Philippe Casado | Z-Peugeot | s.t. |
| 23 | Neil Stephens | Caja Rural | s.t. |
| 24 | Luc Colijn | Humo-TW Rock | s.t. |
| 25 | Jacques Decrion | Super U-Fiat-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 26 | Luc Roosen | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 27 | Michel Vermote | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 28 | Paul Haghedooren | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 29 | Rolf Golz | Superconfex-Yoko | s.t. |
| 30 | Frans Maassen | Superconfex-Yoko | s.t. |
| 31 | Dirk De Wolf | Hitachi | s.t. |
| 32 | Dominique Garde | Super U-Fiat-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 33 | Ronny Van Holen | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 34 | Phil Anderson | TVM-Van Schilt | s.t. |
| 35 | Marcel Arntz | Caja Rural | s.t. |
| 36 | Ludwig Willems | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 37 | Gino De Backer | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 38 | Claude Criquiélion | Hitachi | s.t. |
| 39 | Rik Van Slycke | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 40 | Jacques Hanegraaf | TVM-Van Schilt | s.t. |
| 41 | André Lurquin | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 42 | Michael Wilson | Helvetia-La Suisse | s.t. |
| 43 | Frank Hoste | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 44 | Ronan Pensec | Z-Peugeot | s.t. |
| 45 | Jean-Claude Garde | Super U-Fiat-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 46 | Wilfried Peeters | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 47 | Brian Holm Sörensen | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 48 | Marc Van Orsouw | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 49 | Patrick Bol | TVM-Van Schilt | s.t. |
| 50 | Benjamin Van Itterbeeck | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 51 | Yvon Madiot | Toshiba-Look | s.t. |
| 52 | François Lemarchand | Z-Peugeot | s.t. |
| 53 | Dag Erik Pedersen | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 54 | Henk Lubberding | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 55 | Jesper Skibby | TVM-Van Schilt | s.t. |
| 56 | Marc Dierickx | Domex-Weinmann | s.t. |
| 57 | Carlo Bomans | Domex-Weinmann | s.t. |
| 58 | Teun Van Vliet | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 59 | Jelle Nijdam | Superconfex-Yoko | s.t. |
| 60 | Johan Lammerts | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 61 | Ronny Vlassaks | SEFB-Galli-Bulo | s.t. |
| 62 | Chris Scharmin | Domex-Weinmann | s.t. |
| 63 | Per Pedersen | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 64 | Koen Van Rooy | La William-Tonissteiner | s.t. |
| 65 | Louis De Koning | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 66 | Alan Peiper | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 67 | Edwig Van Hooydonck | Superconfex-Yoko | 1min 0sec |
| 68 | Johannes Draaijer | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | 1min 20sec |
| 69 | Adri Van der Poel | Domex-Weinmann | 1min 25sec |
| 70 | Steven Rooks | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 71 | Pius Schwarzentruber | Frank-Toyo | 1min 40sec |
| 72 | Herman Frison | Histor-Sigma | 1min 48sec |
| 73 | Joey McLoughlin | Z-Peugeot | 3min 8sec |
| 74 | Alvaro Pino | BH | 4min 20sec |
| 75 | Frédéric Garnier | Toshiba-Look | s.t. |
| 76 | Gerrit Solleveld | Superconfex-Yoko | s.t. |
| 77 | Jean-Louis Peillon | Super U-Fiat-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 78 | Jos Lammertink | TVM-Van Schilt | s.t. |
| 79 | Corne Van Rijen | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 80 | Janus Kuum | ADR-W Cup | s.t. |
| 81 | Jörg Müller | PDM-Ultima-Concorde | s.t. |
| 82 | Karl Kaelin | Frank-Toyo | s.t. |
| 83 | Rudy Patry | Histor-Sigma | s.t. |
| 84 | Henri Abadie | Z-Peugeot | s.t. |
| 85 | Danny Janssens | Boccacio Life-Nico lapage | s.t. |
| 86 | Lorenzo Lapage | Humo-TW Rock | s.t. |
| 87 | Jan Wijnants | Hitachi | s.t. |
| 88 | Jan Bogaert | La William-Tonissteiner | s.t. |
| 89 | Pino Cerami | SEFB-Galli-Bulo | s.t. |
| 90 | Filip Cottenies | Mini Flat-Isoglass | s.t. |
| 91 | Maarten Ducrot | Domex-Weinmann | s.t. |
| 92 | Koen Vekemans | Lotto-Opel-Vitus | s.t. |
| 93 | Peter Harings | Panasonic-Isostar | s.t. |
| 94 | Frédéric Vichot | Helvetia-La Suisse | s.t. |
| 95 | Dante Rezze | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 96 | Bjarne Riis | Super U-Fiat-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 97 | Peter Stevenhaagen | Helvetia-La Suisse | s.t. |
| 98 | Marcel Wust | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 99 | Charly Mottet | RMO-Mavic-Liberia | s.t. |
| 100 | Danny Lippens | Hitachi | s.t. |
| 101 | Jean-Marie Vernie | Mini Flat-Isoglass | s.t. |
| 102 | Patrice Bar | Humo-TW Rock | s.t. |
| 103 | Patrick De Wael | Humo-TW Rock | s.t. |
| 104 | Eduardo Ruiz Santamaria | BH | 10min 40sec |
| 105 | Javier Murguialday | BH | s.t. |
| 106 | Jörg Bruggmann | Frank-Toyo | s.t. |