The 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a

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one-day race that took place on 25 February 2023 in

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, starting in

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and finishing in

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. It was the 78th edition of the

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 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 ...

and the fourth event of the

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Teams

Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all eighteen

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teams and seven

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s. Each team entered seven riders, for a total of 171 riders.

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 2023 2023 UCI World Tour

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