Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: Solo victory for van Baarle
The 28-year-old Cologne native from Team Bora-Hansgrohe finished the 78th edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Belgium in seventh place with the first chasing pack.
Victory after 207.3 kilometres from Ghent to Ninove went to Dutchman Dylan van Baarle (Jumbo-Visma). The 30-year-old Paris-Roubaix winner from last year came out on top as a soloist with a 20-second lead over Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny). The Belgian won the sprint of the chasers in his home country ahead of the Frenchman Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma).
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2023: Result
1st Dylan van Baarle (Jumbo-Visma) 4:54:49
2. Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny) +0:20
3. Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) +0:20
4th Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Pro Cycling) +0:20
5th Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) +0:20
6th Davide Ballerini (Soudal - Quick Step) +0:20
7th Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) +0:20
8th Andrea Pasqualon (Bahrain-Victorious) +0:20
9th Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates) +0:20
10th Sep Vanmarcke (Israel-Premier Tech) +0:20
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