The 2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a

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one-day race that took place on 26 February 2022 in

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, starting in

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and finishing in

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. It was the 77th 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 second event of the

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. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is a race that is usually won by a solo rider or is decided by a sprint from a small group of several riders. This year was no exception, winner

Wout van Aert Wout van Aert (born 15 September 1994) is a Belgian professional road and cyclo-cross racer who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He won the men's elite race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018. He joined in ...

attacked with 13 km to go from the group of favorites.

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was the first to try chase Van Aert down from the group of 20 riders. van Aert held his lead to the line extending the gap to 22 seconds. The group of 20 sprint out for the rest of the places of the podium with

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beating

Greg Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also ...

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, except for who entered five, and and who entered six each, for a total of 171 riders.

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 2022 2022 UCI World Tour

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