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Official Fan Guide
Looking for all the practical information about the opening classic? Download our free Official Fan Guide below. In this guide, you can consult the timetable and roadmap, and you can also read all about mobility and the not-to-be-missed team presentations in ’t Kuipke. Read on quickly and be prepared for the start of your cycling spring!
Course
As usual, the opening classic starts in Ghent after a team presentation at 't Kuipke. The finale of the race begins just after the passage on the cobblestones of Jagerij. Some 45 km before the finish, the Molenberg awaits. After that, the race moves quickly on towards one of the major obstacles of Omloop het Nieuwsblad: the Haaghoek – Leberg duo. Via the Berendries, the peloton then heads towards Muur and Bosberg for the conclusion of the race. The successor of Lotte Claes will be crowned 12 km further at the finish on the Elisabethlaan in Ninove. Download the Official Fan Guide below, including the timetable and the course on street level.
Start: Emile Clauslaan in Ghent – 13:35
Finish: Elisabethlaan in Ninove – around 17:17
Distance: 137,6 km
Team presentation
The opening classic is more than just a race. Before the sporting spectacle in the Flemish Ardennes breaks loose, we turn Ghent upside down with an atmospheric team presentation in ’t Kuipke. It is one of those unique moments that the riders look forward to all winter, but also one of those mornings that you as a cycling fan would not miss for love nor money. Find out below how you can join or click through to the Proximus livestream!
The doors of ’t Kuipke will be wide open again this year. You do not need a ticket to attend the team presentation and the spectacle in this cycling temple par excellence. Come and cheer on your favourite and enjoy the unique atmosphere at the start of the new cycling season. Linde Merckpoel and Max Vrijens will be there.
Programme
- 8:30 | Doors open
- 9:00 | Start DJ
- 9:20 | Start team presentation men
- 11:05 | Start men's race
- 11:15 | Flanders Classics puts on a treat
- 11:30 | Presentation She Plays Gent
- 12:00 | Start team presentation women
- 13:35 | Start women's race
Can’t make it to ’t Kuipke? No problem. Thanks to our partner Proximus, you won’t have to miss a single second of the spectacle from home either. Click below to go to their livestream on Pickx.be and experience the opening of the cycling season!
Before the starting shots echo on the Emile Clauslaan, we invite the teams, both men’s and women’s, onto the podium one by one during an atmospheric team presentation. From 11:15 to 12:15, following the men’s start and before the women’s team presentation, cycling fans can once again enjoy a happy hour at ’t Kuipke, just like last year.
She Plays Gent is a collaboration between 9 women’s clubs in Ghent from different sports, with one goal: connecting women through sport. They aim to give women and girls the opportunity to play sports in Ghent and develop to the very highest level.
Before the women's team presentation begins, we invite them onto the podium at 11:30 for a short introduction.
Participants
Who will succeed Lotte Claes ? Soon you will be able to discover the start list for the 21st edition of the women's Omloop het Nieuwsblad.
Broadcasters
Can you not be present on Saturday, February 28th? No worries! Below, you will find an overview of the broadcasters on which you can follow the opening classic!
- BEL - VRT & RTL
- USA - FloBikes
This list will be expanded in the run-up to the race.
Lotte Claes
2.
Aurela Nerlo
3.
Demi Vollering
4.
Puck Pieterse
5.
Lorena Wiebes
6.
Eleonora Gasparrini
7.
Georgi Pfeiffer
8.
Clara Copponi
9.
Ilse Pluimers
10.
Margot Vanpachtenbeke
Results 2025
Lotte Claes and Aurela Nerlo survived the early breakaway. The Belgian beat her fellow Polish breakaway rider on the line. Vollering won the sprint for the third line from Pieterse.
Experience the opening classic as a VIP
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Your start to the cycling season
It is not only the pros who are looking forward to the opening weekend. Join us at Omloop Nieuwsblad Cyclo and test your legs for the first time on the cobblestones of the Haaghoek in combination with the Leberg or give your all on the duo Muur van Geraardsbergen-Bosberg. Will you be there on Sunday 1 March?
