Women Elite race info

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.

Start: Emile Clauslaan in Ghent – 13:35
Finish: Elisabethlaan in Ninove – around 17:17
Distance: 137,6 km

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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.

Lotte Claes 2. Poland

Aurela Nerlo 3. Netherlands

Demi Vollering 4. Netherlands

Puck Pieterse 5. Netherlands

Lorena Wiebes 6. Italy

Eleonora Gasparrini 7. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Georgi Pfeiffer 8. France

Clara Copponi 9. Netherlands

Ilse Pluimers 10. Belgium

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.

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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?

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