Den 70. utgaven av Omloop Het Nieuwsblad avvikles lørdag, med tre nordmenn på startstreken. Alexander Kristoff (Katjusja) er en av favorittene og får sin lojale treningskamerat Sven Erik Bystrøm ved sin side. Fjorårets tredjemann Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka) er også på plass i den belgiske åpningshelgen.
Det 200 kilometer lange rittet – med både start og mål i Gent – består av elleve bakker og ti brosteinsstrekker: 140km:
140km: Haaghoek (brostein)
137km: Leberg (700m, 14% max)
133km: Berendries (936m, 12.34% max)
117km: Muur (1075m, 19.8% max)
99km: Valkenberg (875m, 15% max)
90km: Haaghoek (brostein)
80km: Kaperij (1205m, 8% max)
68km: Kruisberg (1000m, 6% max)
64km: Donderij (brostein)
59km: Taaienberg (800m, 18% max)
53km: Eikenberg (1252m, 10% max)
50km: Wolvenberg (666m, 17.3% max)
50km: Ruiterstraat (brostein)
49km: Karel Martelstraat Street (brostein)
47km: Holleweg (brostein)
43km: Haaghoek (brostein)
40km: Leberg (700m, 14% max)
34km: Molenberg (463m, 14.2% max)
29km: Paddestraat (brostein)
27km: Lippenhovenstraat (brostein)
17km: Lange Munte (brostein)
0km: Målgang
Startliste
TEAM SKY
PL / DS Servais Knaven
1 STANNARD Ian
2 EISEL Bernhard
3 FENN Andrew
4 KNEES Christian
5 PUCCIO Salvatore
6 ROWE Luke
7 SUTTON Christopher
8 WIGGINS Bradley
AG2R La Mondiale
PL / DS JURDIE Julien
11 Bagdonas, Gediminas
12 Damien Gaudin
13 Gougeard Alexis
14 Hugo HOULE
15 MINARD Sebastien
16 Lloyd Mondory
17 TURGOT Sebastien
18 Johan Vansummeren
BMC RACING TEAM
PL / DS PIVA Valerio
21 BURGHARDT, Marcus
22 DRUCKER Jean-Pierre
23 GILBERT Philippe
24 Stefan Kueng
25 SCHÄR Michael
26 Teuns Dylan
27 Greg Van Avermaet
28 ZABEL Rick
Etixx – QUICK STEP
PL / DS Wilfried Peeters
31 BOONEN Tom
32 Iljo Keisse
33 MAES Nikolas
Zdenek Stybar 34
35 TERPSTRA Niki
36 TRENTIN Matteo
37 Van Keirsbulck Guillaume
38 VANDENBERGH Stijn
FDJ
PL / DS GUESDON Frederic
41 BONNET William
42 David BOUCHER
43 DELAGE Mickael
44 DEMARE Arnaud
45 GESLIN Anthony
46 Matthieu Ladagnous
47 LE BON Johan
48 Yoann Offredo
IAM CYCLING
PL / DS SEIGNEUR Eddy
51 Aregger Marcel
52 Matthias Brändle
53 CHAVANEL Sylvain
54 Dries Devenyns
55 Martin Elmiger
56 Jérôme PINEAU
57 REYNES MIMO Vicente
58 Saramotins Aleksejs
LOTTO SOUDAL
PL / DS FRISON Herman
61 BENOOT Tiesj
62 BROECKX Stig
63 DE BIE Sean
64 DEBUSSCHERE Jens
65 DOCKX, Gert
66 Pim Ligthart
67 Jurgen ROELANDTS
68 Marcel Sieberg
TEAM GIANT – Alpecin
PL / DS KEMNA Rudie
71 ARNDT Nikias
72 CURVERS Roy
73 Gibbs Bert
74 THE SHORT Koen
75 Sinkeldam Ramon
76 STEM CUTTER Tom
77 Albert Timmer
78 Waeytens Zico
TEAM KATUSHA
PL / DS Guennadi Mikhailov
81 Sven Erik Bystrom
82 Marco HALLER
83 ISAYCHEV Vladimir
84 KRISTOFF Alexander
85 Viacheslav Kuznetsov
86 SELIG Rudiger
87 Gatis Smukulis
88 TCATEVICH Aleksei
LOTTO TEAM GB – JUMBO
PL / DS VERHOEVEN Nico
91 Thomas Leezer
92 Bram Tankink
93 TJALLINGII Maarten
94 OF ASBROECK Tom
95 OF EMDEN Jos
96 Sep VANMARCKE
97 WAGNER Robert Thomas
98 WYNANTS Maarten
ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI
PL / DS SAVIO Gianni
101 BANDIERA Marco
102 Chicchi, Francesco
103 Tiziano Dall’Antonia
104 Frapporti Marco
105 GATTO Oscar
BORA ARGON 18
PL / DS SCHULZE André
111 ARCHBOLD Shane
112 DEMPSTER Zakkari
113 SCHILLINGER Andreas
114 SCHORN Daniel
115 SCHWARZMANN Michael
116 Thurau Bjorn
117 Scott Thwaites
118 VOSS Paul
Bretagne-Séché Environnement
PL / DS HINAULT Sébastien
121 BRUN Frédéric
122 CAM Maxime
Romain Feillu 123
124 JARRIER Benoit
125 LABORIE Christophe
126 Daniel McLay
127 PERICHON Pierre-Luc
128 VACHON Florian
CCC Polkowice SPRANDI
PL / DS Wadecki Piotr
131 CERNY, Josef
132 KIENDYS Tomasz
133 KUREK Adrian
134 Marycz Jaroslaw
135 Nikolay Mihaylov
136 Rutkiewicz, Marek
137 Stępniak Grzegorz
138 TACIAK Mateusz
COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS
PL / DS DELOEUIL Alain
141 JOEAAR Gert
142 LAPORTE Christophe
143 LEMOINE Cyril
144 PETIT Adrien
145 SENECHAL Florian
146 TURGIS Anthony
147 Vanbilsen Kenneth
148 VERHELST Louis
CULT ENERGY PRO CYCLING
PL / DS ROBERTS Joel
151 DOWNING Russell
152 KIRSCH Alex
153 MORTENSEN Martin
154 PEDERSEN Mads
155 Reihs Michael
156 Svendsgaard Michael Carbel
157 Vinther Troels Ronning
158 Zangerle Joel
MTN – QHUBEKA
PL / DS Michel Cornelisse
161 Edvald Boasson Hagen
162 Gerald Ciolek
163 FARRAR Tyler
164 Jacques Janse van Rensburg
165 REGUIGUI Youcef
166 Sbaragli Kristian
168 THOMSON Jay Robert
167 Venter, Jaco
Nippo – VINI FANTINI
PL / DS Mario MANZONI
171 PACKAGES Daniele
172 THE NEGRI Pierpaolo
173 Michael Eduard Grosu
174 MALAGUTI Alessandro
175 MARINI Nicolas
176 POZZO Mattia
177 STACCHIOTTI Riccardo
178 VIOLA Antonio
SOUTHEAST
PL / DS Parsani Serge
181 ANDRIATO Rafael
182 Manuel Belletti
183 CECCHINEL Giorgio
184 DAL COL Andrea
185 Mauro Finetto
186 MARECZKO Jakub
Alessandro Petacchi 187
188 zhupa Eugert
TEAM EUROPCAR
PL / DS ARNOULD Dominique
191 DUCHESNE Antoine
192 GENE Yohann
193 HUREL Tony
194 JEROME Vincent
195 MARTINEZ Yannick
196 MORICE Julien
197 PICHOT Alexandre
198 Angelo Tulik
TEAM ROOMPOT
PL / DS Erik Breukink
201 ASSELMAN Jesper
202 DE VRIES Berden
203 DUIJN Huub
204 Johnny Hoogerland
205 CEMETERY Tim
206 Wesley Kreder
207 TERPSTRA Mike
208 OF GOETHEM Brian
TOPSPORT FLANDERS – Bāloise
PL / DS PLANCKAERT Walter
211 DECLERCQ Tim
212 HELVEN Sander
213 NAESEN Oliver
214 THEUNS Edward
215 OF HOECKE Gijs
216 OF LERBERGHE Bert
217 Vanspeybrouck Pieter
218 WALLAYS Jelle
WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT
PL / DS VAN DER SCHUEREN Hilaire
221 BACKAERT Frederick
222 BAUGNIES Jérôme
223 DE TROYER Tim
224 FUN MANS Bjorn
225 Marco Marcato
226 Mirko Selvaggi
227 OF MELSEN Kevin
228 Veuchelen Frederick
