2005 Omloop Het Volk (HC)
This race is now "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
58th edition: February 26, 2005
Omloop Het Volk podium history | 2004 edition | 2006 edition
Ghent-Lokeren, 201 km / 39.411 km/hr
176 starters / 75 classified finishers
Race story | Complete results | Course map
Nick Nuyens finishes the 2005 Omloop Het Volk a quarter-minute ahead of his nearest chasers.
Weather for the Het Volk: It's a cold day today (Saturday, February 26) in Belgium. A little snow here and there and some very cold rain. It's up to 36F (2C) in Ghent at 2 PM, wind from the North at 2mph (kph).
The race: The day's break escaped after 15 kilometers of racing in the cold, but dry Belgian air. Jakob Piil, Kristof Trouvé, Benoit Vaugrenard eventually built a 4min 40sec lead, but Quick-Step started pulling the trio back at about kilometer 70.
Twenty kilometers later, Discovery's Stijn Devolder left the pack and was soon joined by Karsten Kroon and Bram Tankink. They caught and passed the early escapees.
Others bridged up to the Devolder trio and with 65 kilometers to go there were eight men 45 seconds ahead of the field. With only one Quick-Step rider in the break, the powerful Belgian team went to the front of the chasing field and started a serious effort to catch the eight. It worked. With almost 40 kilometers to go, the break was neutralized.
Of course, that was the signal for a new round of attacks. The move that mattered came with 18 to go. Ludo Dierckxsens took off and was quickly joined by Nick Nuyens and Johan Coenen.
Three kilometers later Nuyens hit the afterburners and was gone. He crossed the line alone, gaining his best win so far in his young career.
Fourteen second later, his Quick-Step teammate Tom Boonen led in the pack for second place
1 | Nick Nuyens | Quick Step-Innergetic | 5hr 6min |
2 | Tom Boonen | Quick Step-Innergetic | @ 14sec |
3 | Steven De Jongh | Rabobank | s.t. |
4 | Nico Eeckhout | Chocolade Jacques-T Interim | s.t. |
5 | Bert De Waele | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | s.t. |
6 | Uros Murn | Phonak | s.t. |
7 | Roy Sentjens | Rabobank | s.t. |
8 | Max Van Heeswijk | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
9 | Karsten Kroon | Rabobank | s.t. |
10 | Ludo Dierckxsens | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | s.t. |
11 | Andreas Klier | T-Mobile | s.t. |
12 | Allan Johansen | Team CSC | s.t. |
13 | Robbie McEwen | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
14 | Anthony Geslin | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |
15 | Johan Coenen | Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech | s.t. |
16 | Christophe Detilloux | FDJ | s.t. |
17 | Jimmy Casper | Cofidis | s.t. |
18 | Stuart O'Grady | Cofidis | s.t. |
19 | Jaan Kirsipuu | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
20 | Matthé Pronk | Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech | s.t. |
21 | Philippe Gilbert | FDJ | s.t. |
22 | Nico Mattan | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
23 | Maarten Den Bakker | Rabobank | s.t. |
24 | Grégory Rast | Phonak | s.t. |
25 | Sergey Ivanov | T-Mobile | s.t. |
26 | Koen Barbe | Chocolade Jacques-T Interim | s.t. |
27 | Aart Vierhouten | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
28 | Cédric Vasseur | Cofidis | s.t. |
29 | Thomas Voeckler | Bouygues Télécom | s.t. |
30 | George Hincapie | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
31 | Steffen Wesemann | T-Mobile | s.t. |
32 | Mathew Hayman | Rabobank | s.t. |
33 | Marc Lotz | Quick Step-Innergetic | s.t. |
34 | Kevin Hulsmans | Quick Step-Innergetic | s.t. |
35 | Bram Tankink | Quick Step-Innergetic | s.t. |
36 | Marc Wauters | Rabobank | s.t. |
37 | Kevin Van Impe | Chocolade Jacques-T Interim | s.t. |
38 | Peter Van Petegem | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
39 | Leon Van Bon | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
40 | Stijn De Volder | Discovery Channel | 26sec |
41 | Jan Kuykx | Davimaton-Lotto | 3min 47sec |
42 | Paolo Longo Borghini | Barloworld | s.t. |
43 | Sébastien Hinault | Crédit Agricole | 4min 6sec |
44 | Andy Flickinger | Ag2r | s.t. |
45 | Thierry De Groote | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | s.t. |
46 | David Boucher | Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech | s.t. |
47 | Aurélien Clerc | Phonak | s.t. |
48 | Cyril Lemoine | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
49 | Michael Barry | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
50 | Vladimir Gusev | Team CSC | s.t. |
51 | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
52 | Pieter Ghyllebert | Chocolade Jacques-T Interim | s.t. |
53 | Wim Vansevenant | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
54 | Jan Boven | Rabobank | s.t. |
55 | Glenn d'Hollander | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | s.t. |
56 | Gorik Gardeyn | Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech | s.t. |
57 | Lars Michaelsen | Team CSC | s.t. |
58 | Erwin Thijs | Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech | s.t. |
59 | Roger Hammond | Discovery Channel | s.t. |
60 | Lilian Jégou | FDJ | s.t. |
61 | Stephan Schreck | T-Mobile | s.t. |
62 | Jeremy Hunt | Mr Bookmaker-Sports Tech | s.t. |
63 | Daniele Contrini | Team LPR | 6min 25sec |
64 | Cédric Coutouly | Agritubel | s.t. |
65 | Ludovic Auger | FDJ | 7min 34sec |
66 | Denys Kostyuk | Jartazi Granville | s.t. |
67 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Cofidis | s.t. |
68 | Geert Verheyen | Landbouwkrediet-Colnago | s.t. |
69 | Benny De Schrooder | Chocolade Jacques-T Interim | s.t. |
70 | Wim De Vocht | Davimaton-Lotto | s.t. |
71 | Christopher Baldwin | Navigators Insurance | s.t. |
72 | Mikaël Delage | FDJ | s.t. |
73 | Kirk O'Bee | Navigators Insurance | s.t. |
74 | Rolf Aldag | T-Mobile | s.t. |
75 | Nick Nuyens | Quick Step-Innergetic | s.t. |
2005 Het Volk course map |
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