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
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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.
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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
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
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 |