2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (formerly Het Volk)
(World Tour), Belgium
72nd edition: Saturday, February 25, 2017
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 2016 edition | 2018 edition | Map & profile | Climbs & cobbled sectors | Start list
Gent - Gent, 198 km
Greg van Avermaet gets his second consecutive Omloop Het Nieuwsblad win. Photo: TDW Sport
The race: Here's the organizer's race report:
‘What a finish!’ expresses how almost all cycling fans felt returning home after a splendid edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Sunny weather, crowds of curious spectators at the start and finish and big names eager to triumph: all the ingredients were present in Ghent to guarantee an exciting race.
Keen to present themselves to the public, Veranda’s Willems Cycling Team made their way to the starting line as a substitute for Giant-Alpecin. In the first breakaway of the day, the Belgian continental team sent three men. The pack remained in the background, keeping a close eye on the twelve escapees, continually checking their progress.
Once the cyclists reached the Taaienberg stretch, the circuit broke open. Luke Rowe (Sky) accelerated, joined by cycling heroes Greg van Avermaet (BMC), Tiesj Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) and Peter Sagan (Tinkoff).
A very strong Kai Reus (Veranda’s Willems) got a puncture at a crucial moment and had to let the lead group, which included the four pursuers and the last man left, Alexis Gougeard (AG2R), go ahead.
Although Etixx-Quick Step and Katusha, standing out on account of their absence from the front of the pack, managed to make their way to the front, their speed was seriously impaired twice by a crash at the front of the pack. Besides Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step), Jasper Stuyven crashed the moment the front runners entered his line of sight.
Ultimately, the winner emerged from the lead group of five, even if the pack was close on his heels in the final kilometres. Greg van Avermaet couldn’t have been in a better position when he approached the new finish line on Emile Clauslaan and got ahead early. Sagan and Benoot allowed themselves to be surprised and were simply unable to overtake a fully unleashed Greg van Avermaet.
The BMC racer came in first across the finish line accompanied by loud cheering, pocketing the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016 as the first classic triumph in his career
Complete Results:
198 starters, 116 classified finishers, 82 abandons
198 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.258 km/hr
| 1 | Greg VAN AVERMAET | BMC | 4hr 55min 6sec |
| 2 | Peter SAGAN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 3 | Sep VANMARCKE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 4 | Fabio FELLINE | Trek-Segafredo | @ 45sec |
| 5 | Oscar GATTO | Astana | @ 52sec |
| 6 | Luke ROWE | Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Oliver NAESEN | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Jasper STUYVEN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 9 | Matteo TRENTIN | Quick-Step | 56 |
| 10 | Adrien PETIT | Direct Energie | 58 |
| 11 | Frederik BACKAERT | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 12 | Mike TEUNISSEN | Sunweb | s.t. |
| 13 | Philippe GILBERT | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 14 | Zdenek ŠTYBAR | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 15 | Jurgen ROELANDTS | Lotto Soudal | +1:02 |
| 16 | Magnus Cort NIELSEN | Orica-Scott | +2:41 |
| 17 | Marcus BURGHARDT | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 18 | Timo ROOSEN | Lotto NL-Jumbo | +2:44 |
| 19 | Matti BRESCHEL | Astana | s.t. |
| 20 | Arnaud DEMARE | FDJ | s.t. |
| 21 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 22 | Michael SCHÄR | BMC | s.t. |
| 23 | Justin JULES | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 24 | Gediminas BAGDONAS | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 25 | Dylan GROENEWEGEN | Lotto NL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 26 | Søren Kragh ANDERSEN | Sunweb | s.t. |
| 27 | Yoann OFFREDO | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 28 | Kristijan KOREN | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 29 | Jasper DE BUYST | Lotto Soudal | +2:59 |
| 30 | MICHAEL VALGREN ANDERSEN | Astana | s.t. |
| 31 | Benoit JARRIER | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 32 | Kevin ISTA | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 33 | Taco VAN DER HOORN | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 34 | Jean-Pierre DRUCKER | BMC | s.t. |
| 35 | Sonny COLBRELLI | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 36 | Florian SENECHAL | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 37 | Alexis GOUGEARD | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 38 | Sebastian LANGEVELD | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 39 | Bert VAN LERBERGHE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 40 | Luke DURBRIDGE | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 41 | Jesper ASSELMAN | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 42 | Ignatas KONOVALOVAS | FDJ | s.t. |
| 43 | Brian VAN GOETHEM | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 44 | Jos VAN EMDEN | Lotto NL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 45 | Francisco Jose VENTOSO | BMC | s.t. |
| 46 | Gianni MOSCON | Sky | s.t. |
| 47 | Edward THEUNS | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 48 | ANDREY GRIVKO | Astana | s.t. |
| 49 | Christopher JUUL JENSEN | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 50 | Mathew HAYMAN | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 51 | Niki TERPSTRA | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 52 | Preben VAN HECKE | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | +3:07 |
| 53 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 54 | Stijn VANDENBERGH | Ag2r La Mondiale | +4:36 |
| 55 | Maarten WYNANTS | Lotto NL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 56 | Quentin JAUREGUI | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 57 | Reto HOLLENSTEIN | Katusha Alpecin | +4:37 |
| 58 | Peter KONING | Aqua Blue Sport | +4:42 |
| 59 | Jelle WALLAYS | Lotto Soudal | +5:26 |
| 60 | Stijn DEVOLDER | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 61 | Stefan KÜNG | BMC | +7:45 |
| 62 | Jimmy TURGIS | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 63 | Christoph PFINGSTEN | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 64 | Maxime FARAZIJN | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 65 | Bert DE BACKER | Sunweb | s.t. |
| 66 | Stijn STEELS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 67 | Thomas SPRENGERS | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 68 | Huub DUYN | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 69 | Laurens DE VREESE | Astana | +7:49 |
| 70 | Christian KNEES | Sky | s.t. |
| 71 | Pim LIGTHART | Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij | s.t. |
| 72 | Martin ELMIGER | BMC | s.t. |
| 73 | Gregory RAST | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 74 | Olivier PARDINI | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 75 | Maciej BODNAR | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 76 | Hugo HOULE | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 77 | Frederik FRISON | Lotto Soudal | s.t. |
| 78 | Ian STANNARD | Sky | s.t. |
| 79 | THOMAS BOUDAT | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 80 | Franck BONNAMOUR | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 81 | Dylan VAN BAARLE | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 82 | Tom VAN ASBROECK | Cannondale Drapac | +9:09 |
| 83 | Ramon SINKELDAM | Sunweb | s.t. |
| 84 | Marco COLEDAN | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 85 | Dennis VAN WINDEN | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 86 | Iljo KEISSE | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 87 | Roy CURVERS | Sunweb | s.t. |
| 88 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 89 | Lawrence NAESEN | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 90 | Sander CORDEEL | Veranda's Willems-Crelan | s.t. |
| 91 | Ivan GARCIA CORTINA | Bahrain-Merida | s.t. |
| 92 | Ryan MULLEN | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 93 | Julien MORICE | Direct Energie | s.t. |
| 94 | Olivier LE GAC | FDJ | s.t. |
| 95 | Maxime VANTOMME | WB Veranclassic | s.t. |
| 96 | Gijs VAN HOECKE | Lotto NL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 97 | Yves LAMPAERT | Quick-Step | +9:16 |
| 98 | Jérôme BAUGNIES | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | +9:17 |
| 99 | Bram TANKINK | Lotto NL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 100 | Florian VACHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 101 | Lukasz WISNIOWSKI | Sky | +11:37 |
| 102 | Tony MARTIN | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 103 | Sven erik BYSTRØM | Katusha Alpecin | s.t. |
| 104 | Boris VALLEE | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 105 | Danny VAN POPPEL | Sky | s.t. |
| 106 | Arman KAMYSHEV | Astana | s.t. |
| 107 | Lasse Norman HANSEN | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 108 | Daniel HOELGAARD | FDJ | s.t. |
| 109 | Adam BLYTHE | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 110 | Maxime DANIEL | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | s.t. |
| 111 | Julien VERMOTE | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 112 | Svein TUFT | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 113 | Guillaume BOIVIN | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 114 | Wesley KREDER | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 115 | Tom SCULLY | Cannondale Drapac | s.t. |
| 116 | PIERRE LUC PERICHON | Fortuneo-Vital Concept | +13:01 |
2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad map
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad profile 1st 100 kms
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad profile second portion
Climbs & cobbled sections (Thanks to Wikipedia)
| No. | Name | Distance from start |
To finish | Surface | Length (meters) |
Av gradient | Max gradient |
| – | Haaghoek | 51.4 km | 146.9 km | cobbles | 2000 | — | |
| 1 | Leberg | 54.4 | 143.9 | asphalt | 950 | 4.20% | 13.80% |
| 2 | Berendries | 58.5 | 139.8 | asphalt | 940 | 7% | 12.30% |
| 3 | Tenbosse | 63.4 | 134.9 | asphalt | 450 | 6.90% | 8.70% |
| 4 | Eikenmolen | 68.9 | 129.4 | asphalt | 610 | 5.90% | 12.50% |
| 5 | Muur van Geraardsbergen |
80.7 | 117.6 | cobbles | 750 | 9.30% | 19.80% |
| 6 | Valkenberg | 98.4 | 99.9 | asphalt | 540 | 8.10% | 12.80% |
| – | Haaghoek | 107.2 | 91.1 | cobbles | 2000 | — | |
| 7 | Kaperij | 117 | 81.3 | asphalt | 1000 | 5.50% | 9% |
| 8 | Kruisberg | 128.9 | 69.4 | asphalt & cobbles |
1800 | 4.80% | 9% |
| – | Donderij | 133.6 | 64.7 | cobbles | 800 | — | |
| 9 | Taaienberg | 138.6 | 59.7 | cobbles | 530 | 6.60% | 15.80% |
| 10 | Eikenberg | 143.9 | 54.4 | cobbles | 1200 | 5.20% | 10% |
| 11 | Wolvenberg | 147 | 51.3 | asphalt | 645 | 7.90% | 17.30% |
| – | Ruiterstraat | 147.1 | 51.2 | cobbles | 800 | — | |
| – | Karel Martelstraat | 148.4 | 49.9 | cobbles | 1300 | — | |
| – | Holleweg | 149.8 | 48.5 | cobbles | 350 | — | |
| – | Haaghoek | 154.4 | 43.9 | cobbles | 2000 | — | |
| 12 | Leberg | 157.4 | 40.9 | asphalt | 950 | 4.20% | 13.80% |
| 13 | Molenberg | 162.9 | 35.4 | cobbles | 463 | 7% | 14.20% |
| – | Paddestraat | 167.8 | 30.5 | cobbles | 2300 | — | |
| – | Lippenhovestraat | 170.5 | 27.8 | cobbles | 1300 | — | |
| – | Lange Munte | 177.5 | 20.8 | cobbles | 2500 | — |
Start list with back numbers, February 24, 2017:
| BMC | |
| 1 | Greg Van Avermaet |
| 2 | Martin Elmiger |
| 3 | Floris Gerts |
| 4 | Stefan Küng |
| 5 | Daniel Oss |
| 6 | Michael Schar |
| 7 | Jeanne-Pierre Drucker |
| 8 | Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi |
| Bora-hansgrohe | |
| 11 | Peter Sagan |
| 12 | Marcus Burghardt |
| 13 | Michal Kolar |
| 14 | Christoph Pfingsten |
| 15 | Lukas Postlberger |
| 16 | Maciej Bodnar |
| 17 | Aleksejs Saramotins |
| 18 | Andreas Schillinger |
| Quick-Step Floors | |
| 21 | Tom Boonen |
| 22 | Philippe Gilbert |
| 23 | Iljo Keisse |
| 24 | Yves Lampaert |
| 25 | Zdenek Stybar |
| 26 | Niki Terpstra |
| 27 | Matteo Trentin |
| 28 | Julien Vermote |
| Lotto Soudal | |
| 31 | Tiesj Benoot |
| 32 | Jasper De Buyst |
| 33 | Jens Debusschere |
| 34 | Frederik Frison |
| 35 | Nikolas Maes |
| 36 | Jürgen Roelandts |
| 37 | James Shaw |
| 38 | Jelle Wallays |
| Cannondale-Drapac Pro Cycling Team | |
| 41 | Sep Vanmarcke |
| 42 | Tom Van Asbroeck |
| 43 | Sebastian Langeveld |
| 44 | Taylor Phinney |
| 45 | Thomas Scully |
| 46 | Patrick Bevin |
| 47 | Dylan Van Baarle |
| 48 | Kristjan Koren |
| Astana Pro Team | |
| 51 | Laurens De Vreese |
| 52 | Matti Breschel |
| 53 | Oscar Gatto |
| 54 | Andriy Grivko |
| 55 | Arman Kamyshev |
| 56 | Truls Engen Korsaeth |
| 57 | Ruslan Tleubayev |
| 58 | Michael Valgren Andersen |
| Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | |
| 61 | Sonny Colbrelli |
| 62 | Borut Bozic |
| 63 | Ivan Garcia Cortina |
| 64 | Jon Ander Insausti |
| 65 | Vincenzo Nibali |
| 66 | Domen Novak |
| 67 | David Per |
| 68 | Luka Pibernik |
| FDJ | |
| 71 | Arnaud Demare |
| 72 | Marc Fournier |
| 73 | Jacopo Guarnieri |
| 74 | Daniel Hoelgaard |
| 75 | Ignatas Konovalovas |
| 76 | Matthieu Ladagnous |
| 77 | Olivier Le Gac |
| 78 | Marc Sarreau |
| Orica-Scott | |
| 81 | Jens Keukeleire |
| 82 | Luke Durbridge |
| 84 | Mathew Hayman |
| 85 | Christopher Juul Jensen |
| 86 | Sam Bewley |
| 87 | Magnus Cort Nielsen |
| 88 | Svein Tuft |
| Katusha - Alpecin | |
| 91 | Jenthe Biermans |
| 92 | Baptiste Planckaert |
| 93 | Reto Hollenstein |
| 94 | Alexander Kristoff |
| 95 | Viacheslav Kuznetsov |
| 96 | Tony Martin |
| 97 | Michael Morkov Christensen |
| 98 | Sven Erik Bystrom |
| LottoNL - Jumbo | |
| 101 | Lars Boom |
| 102 | Gijs Van Hoecke |
| 103 | Dylan Groenewegen |
| 104 | Tom Leezer |
| 105 | Timo Roosen |
| 106 | Bram Tankink |
| 107 | Jos Van Emden |
| 108 | Maarten Wynants |
| Team Sunweb | |
| 111 | Roy Curvers |
| 112 | Bert De Backer |
| 113 | Ramon Sinkeldam |
| 114 | Tom Stamsnijder |
| 115 | Mike Teunissen |
| 116 | Zico Waeytens |
| 117 | Max Walscheid |
| 118 | Soren Kragh Andersen |
| Trek-Segafredo | |
| 121 | Edward Theuns |
| 122 | Jasper Stuyven |
| 123 | Markel Irizar Aranburu |
| 124 | Mads Pedersen |
| 125 | Grégory Rast |
| 126 | Fabio Felline |
| 127 | Matthias Brandle |
| 128 | Marco Coledan |
| Team Sky | |
| 131 | Michal Golas |
| 132 | Christian Knees |
| 133 | Gianni Moscon |
| 134 | Salvatore Puccio |
| 135 | Luke Rowe |
| 136 | Ian Stannard |
| 137 | Danny Van Poppel |
| 138 | Lukasz Wisniowski |
| AG2R | |
| 141 | Stijn Vandenbergh |
| 142 | Oliver Naesen |
| 143 | Julien Duval |
| 144 | Alexis Gougeard |
| 145 | Hugo Houle |
| 146 | Quentin Jauregui |
| 147 | Gediminas Bagdonas |
| 148 | Nico Denz |
| Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise | |
| 151 | Aime De Gendt |
| 152 | Maxime Farazijn |
| 153 | Edward Planckaert |
| 154 | Kevin Deltombe |
| 155 | Thomas Sprengers |
| 156 | Stijn Steels |
| 157 | Preben Van Hecke |
| 158 | Bert Van Lerberghe |
| Wanty - Groupe Gobert | |
| 161 | Simone Antonini |
| 162 | Frederik Backaert |
| 163 | Wesley Kreder |
| 164 | Yoann Offredo |
| 165 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulk |
| 166 | Kevin Van Melsen |
| 167 | Pieter Vanspeybrouck |
| 168 | Jerome Baugnies |
| WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | |
| 171 | Justin Jules |
| 172 | Julien Stassen |
| 173 | Kevyn Ista |
| 174 | Alex Kirsch |
| 175 | Lawrence Naesen |
| 176 | Olivier Pardini |
| 177 | Lukas Spengler |
| 178 | Maxime Vantomme |
| Vérandas Willems-Crelan | |
| 181 | Gaetan Bille |
| 182 | Sander Cordeel |
| 183 | Dries De Bondt |
| 184 | Stijn Devolder |
| 185 | Huub Duijn |
| 186 | Timothy Dupont |
| 187 | Michael Goolaerts |
| 188 | Otto Vergaerde |
| Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij | |
| 191 | Jesper Asselman |
| 192 | Berden De Vries |
| 193 | Pim Ligthart |
| 194 | Elmar Reinders |
| 195 | Taco Van der Hoorn |
| 196 | Jens Mouris |
| 197 | Brian Van Goethem |
| 198 | Coen Vermeltfoort |
| Fortuneo - Vital Concept | |
| 201 | Franck Bonnamour |
| 202 | Erwann Corbel |
| 203 | Maxime Daniel |
| 204 | Benoit Jarrier |
| 205 | Daniel Mclay |
| 206 | Pierre-Luc Perichon |
| 207 | Florian Vachon |
| 208 | Boris Vallee |
| Direct Energie | |
| 211 | Ryan Anderson |
| 212 | Thomas Boudat |
| 213 | Romain Cardis |
| 214 | Sylvain Chavanel |
| 215 | Bryan Coquard |
| 216 | Antoine Duchesne |
| 217 | Julien Morice |
| 218 | Adrien Petit |
| Cofidis, Solutions Crédits | |
| 221 | Dimitri Claeys |
| 222 | Hugo Hofstetter |
| 223 | Christophe Laporte |
| 224 | Cyril Lemoine |
| 225 | Florian Senechal |
| 226 | Anthony Turgis |
| 227 | Jimmy Turgis |
| 228 | Kenneth Van Bilsen |
| Israel Cycling Academy | |
| 231 | Guillaume Boivin |
| 232 | Zakkari Dempster |
| 233 | Ben Perry |
| 234 | Mihkel Raim |
| 235 | Hamish Schreurs |
| 236 | Dennis Van Winden |
| 237 | Tyler Williams |
| 238 | Krists Neilands |
| Aqua Blue Sport | |
| 241 | Adam Blythe |
| 242 | Matthew Brammeier |
| 243 | Conor Dunne |
| 244 | Andrew Fenn |
| 245 | Aaron Gate |
| 246 | Lasse Normann Hansen |
| 247 | Leigh Howard |
| 248 | Peter Koning |