2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2017 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 37
Logo used in 2017
Logo used in 2017
Race details
Dates25 February 2017
Stages1
Distance198.3 km (123.2 mi)
Winning time4h 55' 06"[1]
Results
  Winner  Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) (BMC Racing Team)
  Second  Peter Sagan (Slovakia) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Third  Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium) (Cannondale–Drapac)
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The 2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 February 2017. It was the 72nd edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and was the fourth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. It was the first time that the race was included in the UCI World Tour calendar.[2][3]

The race was won, from a three-up sprint finish,[1] by Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team),[4] ahead of the reigning world champion Peter Sagan – riding for Bora–Hansgrohe – and Cannondale–Drapac's Sep Vanmarcke completed the podium, after the three riders broke away from the field in the final quarter of the race.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Uitslag - Résultat - Result" (PDF). KBWB-RVLB.com. Royal Belgian Cycling League. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "UCI expands WorldTour to 37 events". Cycling News. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ^ "The UCI reveals expanded UCI WorldTour calendar for 2017". UCI. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. ^ Wynn, Nigel (25 February 2017). "Greg Van Avermaet pips Peter Sagan to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victory". Cycling Weekly. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Greg Van Avermaet wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.