2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Race details
Date 25 February
Distance 200 km (124.3 mi)
Winning time 4h 52' 34" (41.016 km/h or 25.486 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Sep Vanmarcke (Belgium) (Garmin–Barracuda)
Second  Tom Boonen (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
Third  Juan Antonio Flecha (Spain) (Team Sky)

The 2012 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 25 February 2012. It was the 67th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. This year's Omloop started and ended at St. Peter's Square in Ghent, Belgium and spanned 200 km (124.3 mi) in the province of East Flanders. The race was the first 1.HC event in the 2012 UCI Europe Tour.[1]

The race was won by Belgium's Sep Vanmarcke of the Garmin–Barracuda team, taking his first professional victory in a three-man sprint finish in Ghent. Vanmarcke out-sprinted Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Tom Boonen and Team Sky's Juan Antonio Flecha, the 2010 winner, to the line.[2]

Teams

As this was a UCI 1.HC event, the organizers, the Flanders Classics Federation, were allowed to invite UCI ProTeams (maximum 70% of the total field), UCI Professional Continental teams, and UCI Continental teams.[3]

Non ProTeams teams are indicated by an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders, for a total of 196 riders.

Pre-race favourites

Pre-race favourites included:


Results

[2]

Cyclist Team Time
1  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) Garmin–Barracuda 4h 52' 34"
2  Tom Boonen (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
3  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Team Sky s.t.
4  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) Garmin–Barracuda + 25"
5  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 25"
6  Marco Marcato (ITA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 25"
7  Lloyd Mondory (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 25"
8  Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA) FDJ–BigMat + 25"
9  Alexandre Pichot (FRA) Team Europcar + 25"
10  Staf Scheirlinckx (BEL) Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's + 25"

References

  1. "Het parcours van de Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Sporza. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Vanmarcke wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 25 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  3. "UCI Cycling Regulations". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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