Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2026

Belgium

Feb. 28, 2026

Gent - Ninove

207.6km

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Climbs

Km to go (start)	Km to go (top)	Name	Length	Avg. gradient
	146.4	Leberg
	133.3	Eikenberg
	74.7	Leberg
	61.5	Eikenberg
	57.5	Wolvenberg
	45.0	Molenberg
	37.5	Leberg
	33.5	Berendries
	26.0	Tenbosse
	22.7	Parikeberg
	15.7	Muur (Kapelmuur)
	11.8	Bosberg

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Timetable

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Roadmap

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Race description

The 81st edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was held on Feb. 28, 2026. The departure was in Gent and the arrival in Ninove. The total length of the race was 207.6km.

The organiser of the race was Flanders Classics, with race director Wim Van Herreweghe. The classification of the race was UCI WorldTour - 1.UWT.

Participants

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Uno-X Mobility
- 1 Søren Wærenskjold
- 2 Jonas Abrahamsen
- 3 Carl-Frederik Bévort
- 4 Sven Erik Bystrøm
- 5 Markus Hoelgaard
- 6 Erik Nordsæter Resell
- 7 Rasmus Tiller
Alpecin-Premier Tech
- 11 Jasper Philipsen
- 12 Tobias Bayer
- 13 Lennert Belmans
- 14 Kaden Groves
- 15 Edward Planckaert
- 16 Mathieu van der Poel
- 17 Florian Sénéchal
Bahrain - Victorious
- 21 Matej Mohorič
- 22 Kamil Gradek
- 23 Pau Miquel
- 24 Alec Segaert
- 25 Robert Stannard
- 26 Attila Valter
- 27 Vlad Van Mechelen
Decathlon CMA CGM Team
- 31 Tobias Lund Andresen
- 32 Stefan Bissegger
- 33 Cees Bol
- 34 Sander De Pestel
- 35 Stan Dewulf
- 36 Oliver Naesen
- 37 Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen
EF Education - EasyPost
- 41 Kasper Asgreen
- 42 Vincenzo Albanese
- 43 Noah Hobbs
- 44 Mikkel Frølich Honoré
- 45 Luke Lamperti
- 46 Colby Simmons
- 47 Marijn van den Berg
Groupama - FDJ United
- 51 Valentin Madouas
- 52 Cyril Barthe
- 53 Thibaud Gruel
- 54 Axel Huens
- 55 Johan Jacobs
- 56 Clément Russo
- 57 Bastien Tronchon
INEOS Grenadiers
- 61 Michał Kwiatkowski
- 62 Kim Heiduk
- 63 Magnus Sheffield
- 64 Artem Shmidt
- 65 Ben Swift
- 66 Ben Turner
- 67 Samuel Watson
Lidl - Trek
- 71 Søren Kragh Andersen
- 72 Toms Skujiņš
- 73 Albert Withen Philipsen
- 74 Tim Torn Teutenberg
- 75 Edward Theuns
- 76 Mathias Vacek
- 77 Otto Vergaerde
Lotto Intermarché
- 81 Arnaud De Lie
- 82 Vito Braet
- 83 Jenno Berckmoes
- 84 Cedric Beullens
- 85 Sébastien Grignard
- 86 Luca Van Boven
- 87 Roel van Sintmaartensdijk
Movistar Team
- 91 Roger Adrià
- 92 Orluis Aular
- 93 Jon Barrenetxea
- 94 Carlos Canal
- 95 Iván García Cortina
- 96 Filip Maciejuk
- 97 Manlio Moro
NSN Cycling Team
- 101 Biniam Girmay
- 102 Lewis Askey
- 103 Guillaume Boivin
- 104 Matis Louvel
- 105 Ryan Mullen
- 106 Riley Sheehan
- 107 Tom Van Asbroeck
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
- 111 Jordi Meeus
- 112 Jarrad Drizners
- 113 Laurence Pithie
- 114 Mick van Dijke
- 115 Tim van Dijke
- 116 Arne Marit
- 117 Gianni Vermeersch
Soudal Quick-Step
- 121 Yves Lampaert
- 122 Paul Magnier
- 123 Casper Pedersen
- 124 Pepijn Reinderink
- 125 Jonathan Vervenne
- 126 Dylan van Baarle
- 127 Dries Van Gestel
Team Jayco AlUla
- 131 Amaury Capiot
- 132 Dries De Bondt
- 133 Dries De Pooter
- 134 Robert Donaldson
- 135 Anders Foldager
- 136 Jelte Krijnsen
- 137 Kelland O'Brien
Team Picnic PostNL
- 141 John Degenkolb
- 142 Timo de Jong
- 143 Sean Flynn
- 144 Henri-François Renard-Haquin
- 145 Timo Roosen
- 146 Julius van den Berg
- 147 Frank van den Broek
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- 151 Pietro Mattio
- 152 Edoardo Affini
- 153 Matthew Brennan
- 154 Per Strand Hagenes
- 155 Timo Kielich
- 156 Christophe Laporte
- 157 Axel Zingle
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
- 161 Tim Wellens
- 162 Rui Oliveira
- 163 Julius Johansen
- 164 Rune Herregodts
- 165 Juan Sebastián Molano
- 166 Nils Politt
- 167 Florian Vermeersch
XDS Astana Team
- 171 Davide Ballerini
- 172 Alberto Bettiol
- 173 Aaron Gate
- 174 Lev Gonov
- 175 Arjen Livyns
- 176 Alessandro Romele
- 177 Mike Teunissen
Cofidis
- 181 Piet Allegaert
- 182 Stanisław Aniołkowski
- 183 Jenthe Biermans
- 184 Alex Kirsch
- 185 Hugo Page
- 186 Alexis Renard
- 187 Dylan Teuns
Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
- 191 Thomas Pidcock
- 192 Aimé De Gendt
- 193 Frederik Frison
- 194 Kamil Małecki
- 195 Xandro Meurisse
- 196 Brent Van Moer
- 197 Fred Wright
Burgos Burpellet BH
- 201 Clément Alleno
- 202 Georgios Bouglas
- 203 Daniel Cavia
- 204 Josh Burnett
- 205 Alexandre Mayer
- 206 Vojtěch Kmínek
- 207 César Macías
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- 211 Stefan Küng
- 212 Marco Haller
- 213 Petr Kelemen
- 214 Aivaras Mikutis
- 215 Luca Mozzato
- 216 Rick Pluimers
- 217 Matteo Trentin
Team Flanders - Baloise
- 221 Siebe Deweirdt
- 222 Michiel Lambrecht
- 223 Milan Lanhove
- 224 Victor Vercouillie
- 225 Vincent Van Hemelen
- 226 Dylan Vandenstorme
- 227 Ward Vanhoof
TotalEnergies
- 231 Alexys Brunel
- 232 Sandy Dujardin
- 233 Thomas Gachignard
- 234 Samuel Leroux
- 235 Thomas Bonnet
- 236 Anthony Turgis
- 237 Baptiste Vadic
Unibet Rose Rockets
- 241 Joren Bloem
- 242 Karsten Larsen Feldmann
- 243 Matyáš Kopecký
- 244 Tomáš Kopecký
- 245 Lukáš Kubiš
- 246 Niklas Larsen
- 247 Martijn Rasenberg

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