2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Race details
Date		23 February
Distance		198.9 km (123.6 mi)
Winning time		4h 52' 15" (40.835 km/h or 25.374 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Luca Paolini (Italy)	(Team Katusha)
	Second	Stijn Vandenbergh (Belgium)	(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
	Third	Sven Vandousselaere (Belgium)	(Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)

The 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 23 February 2013. It was the 68th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Team Katusha's Luca Paolini of Italy beat Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Stijn Vandenbergh of Belgium in a two-up sprint.^[1][2]

Teams

Non ProTeams teams are indicated by an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders, for a total of 198 riders.

Accent Jobs–Wanty* Ag2r–La Mondiale Argos–Shimano Blanco Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team

Bretagne–Séché Environnement* Champion System* Cofidis* Crelan–Euphony* FDJ

Garmin–Sharp IAM Cycling* Lampre–Merida Lotto–Belisol MTN–Qhubeka*

Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Sojasun* Team Europcar* Team Katusha

NetApp–Endura* Team Sky Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise* Vacansoleil–DCM Vini Fantini–Selle Italia*

Results

^[1][2]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	4h 52' 15"
2	Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Sven Vandousselaere (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 13"
4	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 1' 13"
5	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 13"
6	Marco Bandiera (ITA)	IAM Cycling	+ 1' 13"
7	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	+ 1' 13"
8	Jurgen Roelandts (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 1' 13"
9	Maarten Wynants (BEL)	Blanco Pro Cycling	+ 1' 13"
10	Egoitz García (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 1' 13"

References

1. Brecht Decaluwé (23 February 2013). "Paolini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". CyclingNews.com.
2. Kyle Moore (23 February 2013). "Paolini wins one-on-one sprint with Vandenbergh in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Velonation.com.