2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

For the women's race, see 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race.
2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2015 UCI Europe Tour
Event poster with previous winner Ian Stannard
Event poster with previous winner Ian Stannard
Race details
Dates28 February 2015
Stages1
Distance200.2 km (124.4 mi)
Winning time4h 58' 41"
Results
  Winner  Ian Stannard (GBR) (Team Sky)
  Second  Niki Terpstra (NED) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
  Third  Tom Boonen (BEL) (Etixx–Quick-Step)
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The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 70th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling race, traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It was rated as a 1.HC race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race took place on 28 February 2015, starting and finishing in the city of Ghent.[1]

Ian Stannard (Team Sky), the defending champion from 2014, won the race in a two-man sprint ahead of Niki Terpstra (Etixx–Quick-Step). Terpstra's teammate Tom Boonen was the third.

Ian Stannard (centre), Niki Terpstra (left) and Tom Boonen on the podium after the race
  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2015 - Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 25 February 2015.