2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

The 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 23 February 2013. It was the 68th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Race details
Dates	23 February
Stages	1
Distance	198.9 km (123.6 mi)
Winning time	4h 52' 15"
Results
Winner  Luca Paolini (Italy) (Team Katusha)   Second  Stijn Vandenbergh (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)   Third  Sven Vandousselaere (Belgium) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)

Team Katusha's Luca Paolini of Italy beat Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Stijn Vandenbergh of Belgium in a two-up sprint.[1][2]

Teams

Non ProTeams teams are indicated by an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders, for a total of 198 riders.

Accent Jobs–Wanty* Ag2r–La Mondiale Argos–Shimano Blanco Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team

Bretagne–Séché Environnement* Champion System* Cofidis* Crelan–Euphony* FDJ

Garmin–Sharp IAM Cycling* Lampre–Merida Lotto–Belisol MTN–Qhubeka*

Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Sojasun* Team Europcar* Team Katusha

NetApp–Endura* Team Sky Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise* Vacansoleil–DCM Vini Fantini–Selle Italia*

Results

[1][2]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	4h 52' 15"
2	Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Sven Vandousselaere (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 13"
4	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 1' 13"
5	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 13"
6	Marco Bandiera (ITA)	IAM Cycling	+ 1' 13"
7	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	+ 1' 13"
8	Jurgen Roelandts (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 1' 13"
9	Maarten Wynants (BEL)	Blanco Pro Cycling	+ 1' 13"
10	Egoitz García (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 1' 13"

References

1. Brecht Decaluwé (23 February 2013). "Paolini wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". CyclingNews.com.
2. Kyle Moore (23 February 2013). "Paolini wins one-on-one sprint with Vandenbergh in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". Velonation.com.