2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)
| 2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 4 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 25 February 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 132.3 km (82.21 mi) | ||||||||||||
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The 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 February 2023 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove.[1] It was the 19th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for Women and the fourth event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.
The race was won by Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx in a solo finish, beating the peloton by 11 seconds.[2]
Route
[edit]Running for the first time as a UCI Women's World Tour event, the course was lengthened to 132.3 kilometres (82.2 mi). Running from Gent to Ninove, the course included five cobblestone sections and eight climbs.[3]
Teams
[edit]Twenty-four teams participated in the race, including all fifteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and nine UCI Women's Continental Teams.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Result
[edit]The race was won by Belgian rider Lotte Kopecky of SD Worx in a solo finish, beating the peloton by 11 seconds.[2] Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx won the bunch sprint for second place.[2] Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo retained the leaders jersey of the UCI Women's World Tour.[2]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
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SD Worx | 3h 33' 55" |
| 2 |  Lorena Wiebes (NED)
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SD Worx | + 11" |
| 3 |  Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
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UAE Team ADQ | + 11" |
| 4 |  Emma Norsgaard (DEN)
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Movistar Team | + 11" |
| 5 |  Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)
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Team DSM | + 11" |
| 6 | Anouska Koster (NED)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 11" |
| 7 | Quinty Ton (NED)
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Liv Racing TeqFind | + 11" |
| 8 |  Christina Schweinberger (AUT)
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Fenix–Deceuninck | + 11" |
| 9 | Soraya Paladin (ITA)
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Canyon–SRAM | + 11" |
| 10 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 11" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Race info - Women Elite | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Flanders Classics Events. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ a b c d Knöfler, Lukas (2023-02-25). "Lotte Kopecky and Lorena Wiebes go 1-2 for SD Worx at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite Women 2023 Route". cyclingnews.com. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE 2023 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.