2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

For the women's race, see 2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race).
2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
2022 UCI World Tour, race 2 of 32
Event poster with previous winner Davide Ballerini
Event poster with previous winner Davide Ballerini
Race details
Dates26 February 2022
Stages1
Distance204.2 km (126.9 mi)
Results
  Winner  Wout van Aert (BEL) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  Second  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
  Third  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (AG2R Citroën Team)
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The 2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a road cycling one-day race that took place on 26 February 2022 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove.[1] It was the 77th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the second event of the 2022 UCI World Tour.[2]

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a race that is usually won by a solo rider or is decided by a sprint from a small group of several riders. This year was no exception, winner Wout van Aert attacked with 13 km to go from the group of favorites.[3] Victor Campenaerts was the first to try chase Van Aert down from the group of 20 riders. van Aert held his lead to the line extending the gap to 22 seconds. The group of 20 sprint out for the rest of the places of the podium with Sonny Colbrelli beating Greg Van Avermaet.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Elite men". Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Flanders Classics. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite". UCI. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Long, Jonny (26 February 2022). "Wout van Aert wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad with stinging Bosberg attack". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ Puddicombe, Stephen (26 February 2022). "Wout Van Aert takes solo victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ Ryan, Barry (26 February 2022). "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite Men - Live Coverage". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 February 2022.