The 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a

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one-day race that took place on 29 February 2020 in

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, starting in

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and finishing in

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. It was the 75th edition of the

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad , previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant pre ...

and the fourth event of the

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. Belgian rider

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of beat fellow Belgian rider

Yves Lampaert Yves Lampaert (born 10 April 1991) is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Lampaert practiced judo from the age of six, earned a Black belt (martial arts), black belt, but at the age of 17 started tra ...

of in a two-up sprint to take the victory. Danish rider Søren Kragh Andersen of , who had been dropped by the Belgian duo within the last three kilometers, finished solo to take third place.

Teams

Twenty-five teams were invited to the race, which included all nineteen

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teams and six

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teams. Each team started with seven riders for a total of 175 riders; of these, only 69 riders finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Professional Continental Teams * * * * * *

Pre-race favourites

Mathieu van der Poel Mathieu van der Poel (born 19 January 1995) is a Belgian-born Dutch professional Cycle sport, cyclist who rides for the UCI WorldTeam . He competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, mountain biking, Gravel cycling, gravel and road bicyc ...

was the favourite to win, but was forced to withdraw through illness. The 2016 and 2017 winner,

Greg Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a retired Belgian professional cyclist. Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet was a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general cla ...

, was the subsequent favourite for victory. The 2019 winner,

Zdeněk Štybar Zdeněk Štybar (; born 11 December 1985) is a Czech former professional cyclist, who rode professionally in cyclo-cross and road bicycle racing between 2005 and 2024 for , the and . In the early part of his career, Štybar prioritised competin ...

, also returned to defend his title.

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 2020 2020 UCI World Tour

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