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Ghent-Lokeren, 201 km / 39.411 km/hr
176 starters / 75 classified finishers

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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

Complete Results:

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.

Course map:

2005 Het Volk course map