2008 Omloop Het Volk
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| Nick Nuyens, Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd on the podium | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 March 2008 | ||
| Distance | 199 km (123.7 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 4h 55' 25" (40.417 km/h or 25.114 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
(Française des Jeux) | |
| Second | Nick Nuyens (BEL) |
(Cofidis) | |
| Third |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
(Crédit Agricole) | |
The 64th edition of the Omloop Het volk was held on 1 March 2008. It was the last time after the event was named Omloop Het Volk before it changed to Omloop Het Nieuwslad. The race was won by Philippe Gilbert after a 50 km solo breakaway.[1]
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Française des Jeux | 4h 55' 25" |
| 2 | Nick Nuyens (BEL) |
Cofidis | + 58" |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
Crédit Agricole | + 1' 06" |
| 4 |  Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 5 |  Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) |
Liquigas | + 1' 12" |
| 6 |  Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) |
Agritubel | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | Leif Hoste (BEL) |
Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
| 8 |  Allan Johansen (DEN) |
Team CSC | + 1' 16" |
| 9 | Jan Kuyckx (BEL) |
Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner | + 1' 53" |
| 10 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | s.t. |
Gallery
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Servais Knaven and Stéphane Poulhies on the Lange Munte cobbles
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Vytautas Kaupas on the Lange Munte cobbles
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Finishing straight
External links
References
- ↑ Brown, Gregor; Haake, Bjorn. "Gilbert returns with solo Het Volk victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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