Astana Pro Team’s Michael Valgren Andersen won the 196.2km Omloop Het Nieuwsblad race that finished in Ninove today. More results can be found below.
Astana’s Michael Valgren won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in Ninove today. Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick (licensed)
Team Sky’s Łukasz Wiśniowski crossed the finish line in second place, with Cannondale-Drapac Sep Vanmarcke in third.
Valgren said after the Muur they got away in a big group. His team had three guys and they needed to do something because they had some fast riders.
“We had Oscar there and Alexey [Lutsenko] who is also fast, so it was up to me to attack. I counter attacked Sep and they were looking at each other for just five seconds and I was away.
“I would like to be up there in the big ones like the Tour of Flanders. You also need to be lucky about the crashes and these races are stressful and full-gas, but they are a lot of fun,” said Valgren.
Results
1. Michael Valgren (Astana Pro Team) 4:50:14
2. Lukasz Wisniowski (Team Sky) 4:50:26
3. Sep Vanmarcke (EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale)
4. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo)
5. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors)
6. Edward Theuns (Team Sunweb)
7. Bert Van Lerberghe (Cofidis, Solutions Credits)
8. Arnaud Demare (FDJ)
9. Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe)
