2016 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 27 February 2016 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 200.8 km (124.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 54' 12" | ||||||||||||
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The 71st edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was held on 27 February 2016.[1] It was won by Belgian Greg Van Avermaet in a five-man sprint before Peter Sagan and Tiesj Benoot.[2]
The race started and finished in Ghent, Belgium, covering 200.8 km.[3] The Omloop marked the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe and was rated as a 1.HC event of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour.