The 13th running of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad women's race in Belgium was held on 24 February 2018. Widely regarded as the start of the Classics season, it was a 1.1 event of the women's international calendar. The race started in

Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest i ...

and, for the first time, finished in

Ninove Ninove () is a city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is situated on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of ...

. The total distance was , covering eight classified climbs in the

Flemish Ardennes The Flemish Ardennes ( Dutch: ''Vlaamse Ardennen'') is an informal name given to a hilly region in the south of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Highest summit is the Hotondberg (145 m). Main characteristics of the region are rural hilly la ...

. Danish rider

Christina Siggaard Christina Malling Siggaard (born 24 March 1994) is a Danish former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2021 for the Firefighters Upsala CK, , and teams. Siggaard represented Denmark at the 2015 European Games ...

claimed a surprise win in the sprint of a 25-strong group. American

Alexis Ryan Alexis Ryan (born August 18, 1994) is an American racing cyclist, who rides for American amateur team . She is the sister of fellow racing cyclist Kendall Ryan. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the team's inaugural squad for the 2 ...

finished second, Italian

Maria Giulia Confalonieri Maria Giulia Confalonieri (born 30 March 1993) is an Italian track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Tour Team Uno-X Pro Cycling. She previously rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . As a Junior rider on the ...

third.

Teams

Twenty-four teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:

Results

References

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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 ...

Teams

Results

See also

References