Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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Sun 1st March 2026 12:00am Local
Sun 1st March 2026 12:00am UTC

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League
UCI World Tour

Season
2026

Round
4

Status
FT

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Description

The 2026 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 28 February in Belgium, starting in Ghent and finishing in Ninove. It was the 81st edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2026 UCI World Tour.

The race was won by Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin–Premier Tech, after attacking on the Muur van Geraardsbergen and riding 16 kilometres solo to the finish.

Teams
Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProSeries teams.

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Result List

01	Mathieu van der Poel	Alpecin–Premier Tech	4h 53' 55"
02	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 22"
03	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 24"
04	Christophe Laporte	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 53"
05	Aimé De Gendt	Cofidis	+ 54"
06	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	+ 57"
07	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 57"
08	Anthony Turgis	_Retired Cycling	+ 57"
09	Alexis Renard	Cofidis	+ 57"
10	Luke Lamperti	_Retired Cycling	+ 57"

Result Description

1 Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Alpecin–Premier Tech 4h 53' 55"
2 Tim van Dijke (NED) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 22"
3 Florian Vermeersch (BEL) UAE Team Emirates XRG + 24"
4 Christophe Laporte (FRA) Visma–Lease a Bike + 53"
5 Aimé De Gendt (BEL) Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 54"
6 Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) Decathlon CMA CGM + 57"
7 Jordi Meeus (BEL) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 57"
8 Anthony Turgis (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 57"
9 Alexis Renard (FRA) Cofidis + 57"
10 Luke Lamperti (USA) EF Education–EasyPost + 57"

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