BikeRaceInfo: Current and historical race results, plus interviews, bikes, travel, and cycling historyBikeRaceInfo: Current and historical race results, plus interviews, bikes, travel, and cycling history
Search our site:
Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Email Newsletter

2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (World Tour),
Belgium

79th edition: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Complete results

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 2023 edition | Course map & profile | Start list

Gent - Ninove, 202.2 km

Solo win for Jan Tratnik. Jumbo-Visma photo

find us on Facebook Find us on Twitter See our youtube channel

Melanoma: It started with a freckle Peaks Coaching: work with a coach! Schwab Cycles South Salem Cycleworks frames Neugent Cycling Wheels Shade Vise sunglass holder Advertise with us!


Content continues below the ads

Melanoma: It started with a freckle Peaks Coaching: work with a coach! Schwab Cycles
Tour of Flanders, the Inside Story

Les Woodland's book Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story - The rocky roads of the Ronde van Vlaanderen is available in print, Kindle eBook and audiobook versions. To get your copy, just click on the Amazon link on the right.

Weather at the finish city of Ninove at 1:45 PM, local time: 7C (44F), cloudy, with the wind from the south-southwest at 24 km/hr (15 mph). There is an 8% chance of rain.

List of Climbs:

  • Km 39.4: Leberg
  • Km 103.6: Kattenberg
  • Km 113.2: Leberg
  • Km 130.2: Hostellerie
  • Km 138.1: Valkenberg
  • Km 152.2: Wolvenberg
  • Km 154.8: Molenberg
  • Km 168.5: Leberg
  • Km 172.6: Berendries
  • Km 175: Elverenberg Vossenhol
  • Km 186.5: Muur-Kapelmuur (Grammont)
  • Km 190.4: Bosberg

List of cobbled sectors:

  • Km 36.3: Haaghoek
  • Km 88.1: Lange Munte
  • Km 104.4: Holleweg
  • Km 110.1: Haaghoek
  • Km 119.3: Paddestraat
  • Km 146: Holleweg
  • Km 148.6: Kerkgate
  • Km 154.8: Jagerij
  • Km 165.5: Haaghoek

The Race: Here's the report from winner Jan Tratnik's Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Jan Tratnik has won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in fine fashion. The 34-year-old Slovenian appeared on the scene in the final of a yellow and black dominated day, before beating fellow escapee rider Nils Politt. After a display of power along the way, Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte also managed to secure a place in the top five.

"This was probably the biggest win of my career," Tratnik responded afterwards. "In the past, I did not often compete in the classics, so I did not have much experience in these kind of races. Given our strong team for the classics, I took the role of domestique today. So I was surprised to end up in the lead in the final. This was a win for the whole team."

It was racing from the start in the first classic on Belgian soil. On the roads with strong winds, Team Visma | Lease a Bike took control. In the first hour of the race, the peloton already split into several pieces driven by the yellow-and-black formation. Van Aert, Laporte, Matteo Jorgenson, Tiesj Benoot and Edoardo Affini - who later had a puncture - were all part of a large breakaway. Tratnik and former winner Dylan van Baarle settled in the chasing group.

Race winner Jan Tratnik climbing the Grammont. Sirotti photo

In the final of the race, Team Visma | Lease a Bike continued to create a surplus. Van Aert, Laporte and Jorgenson rode together with Arnaud De Lie, Toms Skujiņš and Tom Pidcock towards Kapelmuur and Bosberg, the two final hills of the race. On an intermediate section, Jorgenson attacked, allowing the American - who made his debut for Team Visma | Lease a Bike - to start the Bosberg with a bonus. The chasing group, with Tratnik, never gave up, resulting in a major coalescence after the Bosberg. The signal for the Slovenian to launch an ultimate attack attempt. Together with Politt, he rode towards the finishline in Ninove. From a good position, Tratnik set up the sprint, which he managed to round off flawlessly. At that point, it marked the fifth win of the season for the team.

"We kept believing throughout the race," said Tratnik. "It was one of those races that never fell into its fold and anything could happen. In the beginning of the race I missed the good breakaway of Wout, Christophe and Matteo. Thanks to good team play at the front, I had little to worry about in the chasing group. When it all finally came together on the Bosberg, I decided to launch my attack. I felt that might be the moment of the race. I was a bit worried about my sprinting ability, but Politt launched early, which gave me the opportunity to pass him."

Jan Tratnik has time to sit up and enjoy his victory. Sirotti photo

In the sprint for third place in a depleted peloton, Van Aert was the fastest. Laporte finished fifth. "We knew we could count on several riders of ours in this race," the Belgian responded. "We dared to take initiative and that was rewarded. Before the Kapelmuur, we tried to play out our surplus in the leading group by having Matteo attack. Behind us, the peloton also came very close, but we knew Jan and Dylan were also in there. That gave me peace of mind. We actually had the advantage throughout the race. This was a very fine win."

The podium, from left: Nils Politt (2nd), Jan Tratnik (1st) & Wout van Aert (3rd). Sirotti photo


Content continues below the ads

South Salem Cycleworks frames Neugent Cycling Wheels

Complete results:

202.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.691 km/hr

1 Jan Tratnik Visma | Lease a Bike 4hr 31min 27sec
2 Nils Politt UAE Team Emirates @ 3sec
3 Wout van Aert Visma | Lease a Bike 0:08
4 Oliver Naesen Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
5 Christophe Laporte Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
6 Laurenz Rex Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
7 Jasper Stuyven Lidl-Trek s.t.
8 Tom Pidcock INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
9 Matteo Trentin Tudor Pro Cycling s.t.
10 Arnaud De Lie Lotto Dstny s.t.
11 Pierre Gautherat Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
12 Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates s.t.
13 Mike Teunissen Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
14 Alexander Kristoff Uno-X Mobility s.t.
15 Iván García Cortina Movistar s.t.
16 Stefan Küng Groupama-FDJ s.t.
17 Jenthe Biermans Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
18 Gianni Vermeersch Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
19 Dries De Bondt Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
20 Alex Kirsch Lidl-Trek s.t.
21 Yves Lampaert Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
22 Dylan Teuns Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
23 Aimé De Gendt Cofidis s.t.
24 Matej Mohoric Bahrain Victorious s.t.
25 António Morgado UAE Team Emirates s.t.
26 Johan Jacobs Movistar s.t.
27 Toms Skujins Lidl-Trek s.t.
28 Cédric Beullens Lotto Dstny s.t.
29 Matteo Jorgenson Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
30 Damien Touzé Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
31 Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
32 Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Mobility s.t.
33 Marco Haller Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
34 Dylan Van Baarle Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
35 Tiesj Benoot Visma | Lease a Bike 0:14
36 Markus Hoelgaard Uno-X Mobility 0:25
37 Victor Campenaerts Lotto Dstny 0:26
38 Brent Van Moer Lotto Dstny 0:48
39 Jasper De Buyst Lotto Dstny s.t.
40 Casper Pedersen Soudal Quick-Step 1:37
41 Edward Theuns Lidl-Trek s.t.
42 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel-Premier Tech 1:41
43 Ide Schelling Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
44 Hugo Page Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
45 Amaury Capiot Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
46 Pascal Eenkhoorn Lotto Dstny s.t.
47 Gonzalo Serrano Movistar s.t.
48 Frank Van Den Broek dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
49 Fabio Christen Q36.5 Pro Cycling s.t.
50 Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
51 Luca Van Boven Bingoal-WB s.t.
52 Pavel Bittner dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
53 Luke Durbridge Jayco-AlUla s.t.
54 Jonas Rutsch EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
55 Biniam Girmay Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
56 Nicolò Parisini Q36.5 Pro Cycling 2:26
57 Sean Flynn dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
58 Ben Turner INEOS Grenadiers 3:55
59 Jonas Abrahamsen Uno-X Mobility 4:06
60 Tim Declercq Lidl-Trek s.t.
61 Riley Pickrell Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
62 Andrea Pasqualon Bahrain Victorious s.t.
63 Emil Herzog Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
64 Krists Neilands Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
65 Sander De Pestel Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
66 Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
67 Michael Valgren EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
68 Tobias Ludvigsson Q36.5 Pro Cycling 4:49
69 Stian Fredheim Uno-X Mobility s.t.
70 Jonathan Milan Lidl-Trek s.t.
71 Lewis Askey Groupama-FDJ s.t.
72 Jonas Koch Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
73 Michael Gogl Alpecin-Deceuninck 7:26
74 Amund Grøndahl Jansen Jayco-AlUla 8:20
75 Alexis Gougeard Cofidis s.t.
76 Mathias Norsgaard Movistar s.t.
77 Luke Rowe INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
78 Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling s.t.
79 Nathan Vandepitte Bingoal-WB s.t.
80 Gianni Moscon Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
81 Cameron Wurf INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
82 Fabian Lienhard Groupama-FDJ 9:10
83 Yevgeniy Fedorov Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
84 Cees Bol Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
85 Mathis Le Berre Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
86 Olivier Le Gac Groupama-FDJ s.t.
87 Dries De Pooter Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
88 Salvatore Puccio INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
89 Niklas Märkl dsm-firmenich-PostNL s.t.
90 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling 11:08
91 Owain Doull EF Education-EasyPost 11:29
92 Kenneth Van Rooy Bingoal-WB s.t.
93 Lukasz Owsian Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
94 Lawson Craddock Jayco-AlUla s.t.
95 Edoardo Affini Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
96 Clément Russo Groupama-FDJ s.t.
97 Sam Watson Groupama-FDJ s.t.
98 Jelle Vermoote Bingoal-WB s.t.
99 Kamil Malecki Q36.5 Pro Cycling 13:07
100 Jules Hesters Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
101 Luca De Meester Bingoal-WB s.t.
102 Fran Miholjevic Bahrain Victorious s.t.
103 Ethan Vernon Israel-Premier Tech s.t.
104 Lars Craps Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
105 Louis Blouwe Bingoal-WB s.t.
106 Cyrus Monk Q36.5 Pro Cycling s.t.
107 Jannik Steimle Q36.5 Pro Cycling s.t.
108 Michael Vink UAE Team Emirates s.t.
109 Cériel Desal Bingoal-WB s.t.
110 Dylan Vandenstorme Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
111 Alberto Bettiol EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
112 Edvald Boasson-Hagen Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale s.t.
113 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise s.t.
114 Albert Torres Movistar s.t.
115 Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
116 Adrien Petit Intermarché-Wanty s.t.
117 Stan Van Tricht Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
118 Christopher Juul-Jensen Jayco-AlUla s.t.
119 Manlio Moro Movistar s.t.
120 Oier Lazkano Movistar s.t.
121 Leo Hayter INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
122 Alan Riou Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
123 Josef Cerný Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
124 Blake Quick Jayco-AlUla s.t.
125 Bob Jungels Bora-hansgrohe s.t.
126 Campbell Stewart Jayco-AlUla s.t.
127 Luca Mozzato Arkea-B&B Hotels s.t.
128 Samuele Battistella Astana Qazaqstan s.t.
129 Stefan Bissegger EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
130 Oscar Riesebeek Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.
131 Quinten Hermans Alpecin-Deceuninck s.t.

 

Course map & profile:

2024 Onloop Het Nieuwsblad course map

2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad course profile



Content continues below the ads

Shade Vise sunglass holder Advertise with us!

Startlist with back numbers: Feb 23, 2024:

Visma | Lease A Bike
1 Dylan Van Baarle
2 Wout Van Aert
3 Christophe Laporte
4 Tiesj Benoot
5 Jan Tratnik
6 Matteo Jorgenson
7 Edoardo Affini
Alpecin-Deceuninck
11 Jasper Philipsen
12 Michael Gogl
13 Quinten Hermans
14 Lars Boven
15 Oscar Riesebeek
16 Stan Van Tricht
17 Gianni Vermeersch
Soudal Quick-Step
21 Julian Alaphilippe
22 Kasper Asgreen
23 Josef Cerný
24 Yves Lampaert
25 Gianni Moscon
26 Casper Pedersen
27 Warre Vangheluwe
Intermarché-Wanty
31 Biniam Girmay
32 Dries De Pooter
33 Hugo Page
34 Adrien Petit
35 Laurenz Rex
36 Mike Teunissen
37 Roel Van Sintmaartensdijk
Arkea-B&B Hotels
41 Florian Sénéchal
42 Amaury Capiot
43 Mathis Le Berre
44 Alan Riou
45 Luca Mozzato
46 Lukasz Owsian
47 Jenthe Biermans
Astana Qazaqstan
51 Cees Bol
52 Yevgeniy Fedorov
53 Yevgeniy Gidich
54 Max Kanter
55 Alexey Lutsenko
56 Ide Schelling
57 Rüdiger Selig
Bahrain Victorious
61 Matevz Govekar
62 Kamil Gradek
63 Fran Miholjevic
64 Matej Mohoric
65 Andrea Pasqualon
66 Fred Wright
67 Dusan Rajovic
Bora-hansgrohe
71 Jordi Meeus
72 Marco Haller
73 Emil Herzog
74 Bob Jungels
75 Jonas Koch
76 Luis-Joe Lührs
77 Cesare Benedetti
Cofidis
81 Axel Zingle
82 Aimé De Gendt
83 Alexis Gougeard
84 Nicolas Debeaumarché
85 Alexis Renard
86 Nolann Mahoudo
87 Piet Allegaert
Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale
91 Oliver Naesen
92 Dries De Bondt
93 Sander De Pestel
94 Pierre Gautherat
95 Jordan Labrosse
96 Damien Touzé
97 Edvald Boasson-Hagen
Ef Education-Easypost
101 Alberto Bettiol
102 Stefan Bissegger
103 Owain Doull
104 Mikkel Honore
105 Harry Sweeny
106 Jonas Rutsch
107 Michael Valgren
Groupama-FDJ
111 Stefan Küng
112 Sven Erik Bystrøm
113 Lewis Askey
114 Olivier Le Gac
115 Fabian Lienhard
116 Clément Russo
117 Sam Watson
INEOS Grenadiers
121 Tom Pidcock
122 Kim Heiduk
123 Salvatore Puccio
124 Luke Rowe
125 Connor Swift
126 Ben Turner
127 Cameron Wurf
Lidl-Trek
131 Jasper Stuyven
132 Otto Vergaerde
133 Alex Kirsch
134 Jonathan Milan
135 Toms Skujins
136 Tim Declercq
137 Edward Theuns
Movistar
141 Iván García Cortina
142 Johan Jacobs
143 Mathias Norsgaard
144 Oier Lazkano
145 Manlio Moro
146 Gonzalo Serrano
147 Albert Torres
dsm-firmenich-PostNL
151 Patrick Eddy
152 Sean Flynn
153 Bram Welten
154 Niklas Märkl
155 Tim Naberman
156 Frank Van Den Broek
157 Pavel Bittner
Jayco-AlUla
161 Luke Durbridge
162 Lawson Craddock
163 Anders Foldager
164 Amund Grøndahl Jansen
165 Christopher Juul-Jensen
166 Blake Quick
167 Campbell Stewart
UAE Team Emirates
171 Tim Wellens
172 Filippo Baroncini
173 Alvaro Hodeg
174 António Morgado
175 Nils Politt
176 Michael Vink
177 Rui Oliveira
Lotto Dstny
181 Arnaud De Lie
182 Victor Campenaerts
183 Jasper De Buyst
184 Cédric Beullens
185 Sébastien Grignard
186 Brent Van Moer
Team Flanders-Baloise
191 Alex Colman
192 Arno Claeys
193 Lars Craps
194 Gilles De Wilde
195 Vincent Van Hemelen
196 Yentl Vandevelde
197 Ward Vanhoof
Bingoal-WB
201 Nathan Vandepitte
202 Cériel Desal
203 Luca De Meester
204 Luca Van Boven
205 Kenneth Van Rooy
206 Jelle Vermoote
207 Louis Blouwe
Israel-Premier Tech
211 Dylan Teuns
212 Derek Gee
213 Krists Neilands
214 Riley Sheehan
215 Riley Pickrell
216 Tom Van Asbroeck
217 Ethan Vernon
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
221 Fabio Christen
222 Kamil Malecki
223 Rory Townsend
224 Tobias Ludvigsson
225 Nicolò Parisini
226 Jannik Steimle
227 Cyrus Monk
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
231 Matteo Trentin
232 Jacob Eriksson
233 Mika Heming
234 Petr Kelemen
235 Arthur Kluckers
236 Marius Mayrhofer
237 Tom Bohli
Uno-X Mobility
241 Alexander Kristoff
242 Stian Fredheim
243 Markus Hoelgaard
244 Jonas Abrahamsen
245 Erik Resell
246 Rasmus Tiller
247 Søren Wærenskjold