The 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a
road cycling
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one-day race that took place on 27 February 2021 in
Belgium
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, starting in
Gent
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and finishing in
Ninove
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. It was the 76th edition of the
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 holds significant pre ...
and the second event of the
2021 UCI World Tour
The 2021 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included twenty-nine road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2021 in men's road cycling, 2021 cycling season. The tour started with the opening stage of the 2021 UAE Tour, UAE To ...
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The 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. However, this year, the good weather and the race conditions contributed to a comparatively large group of over 50 riders that contested the final sprint. led from the front as their lead-out train, including current World Road Race champion
Julian Alaphilippe
Julian Alaphilippe (; born 11 June 1992) is a French professional road cyclist, former cyclo-cross racer and two-time UCI World Road Champion, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the brother of racing cyclist Bryan Alaphilippe.
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, tried to set up in-form sprinter
Davide Ballerini
Davide Ballerini (born 21 September 1994) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Professional since 2017, he has won the 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the 2022 Coppa Bernocchi and was the 2019 European Games gold medalis ...
for the win. In the ensuing sprint, Ballerini won easily, having not been troubled by any of the other sprinters. Behind him, neo-pro
Jake Stewart slipped past
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winner
Sep Vanmarcke
Sep Vanmarcke (born 27 July 1988) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2023 for , , , (over two spells), and , before being forced to retire from the sport for medical reasons. During his ...
along the barriers to take second. For his part, Vanmarcke held off
Heinrich Haussler
Heinrich Haussler (born 25 February 1984) is an Australian former road racing cyclist of German heritage, who competed as a professional from 2004 to April 2023. He won 2 stages in Grand Tours during his career, one at the 2005 Vuelta a Espa� ...
with the bike throw on the line to secure third, that being the former's third third-place result in the race after back-to-back third places in
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and
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Teams
Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all nineteen
UCI WorldTour
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teams and six
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
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s. Each team entered seven riders for a total of 175 riders, of which 140 finished.
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Result
References
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2021 UCI World Tour
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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 holds significant pre ...
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 holds significant pre ...