The 2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a

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one-day race that took place on 24 February 2018 in Belgium. It was the 73rd edition of the

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and the fourth event of the

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. It was won by Danish rider

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for the team, soloing to victory by 12 seconds ahead of 's

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of Poland, with the podium completed by the highest-placed home rider

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().

Teams

As the race was only added to the

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calendar in 2017, all

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s were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, seventeen of the eighteen WorldTeams – with the exception of the – competed in the race, up two on

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. Eight UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 2018 2018 UCI World Tour 2018 in Belgian sport

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