2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

For the women's race, see 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race.
2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Event poster with previous winner Sebastian Langeveld
Event poster with previous winner Sebastian Langeveld
Race details
Dates25 February 2012
Stages1
Distance200 km (124.3 mi)
Winning time4h 52' 34"
Results
  Winner  Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium) (Garmin–Barracuda)
  Second  Tom Boonen (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
  Third  Juan Antonio Flecha (Spain) (Team Sky)
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The 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 25 February 2012. It was the 67th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. This year's Omloop started and ended at St. Peter's Square in Ghent, Belgium and spanned 200 km (124.3 mi) in the province of East Flanders. The race was the first 1.HC event in the 2012 UCI Europe Tour.[1]

The race was won by Belgium's Sep Vanmarcke of the Garmin–Barracuda team, taking his first professional victory in a three-man sprint finish in Ghent. Vanmarcke out-sprinted Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Tom Boonen and Team Sky's Juan Antonio Flecha, the 2010 winner, to the line.[2]

  1. ^ "Het parcours van de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Sporza. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Vanmarcke wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cycling News. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.