2011 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)
(formerly Omllop Het Volk)
66th edition: Saturday, February 26, 2011
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Race story | Complete results | Course map
Ghent - Ghent, 203 km / 38.296 km/hr
171 starters / 97 finishers 74 abandons
Sebastian Langeveld (left) wins his first big race in years.
The race: It was a wet February day in Belgium when 171 riders set off from Ghent to race the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
On the Eikenberg (km 149) ascent with three more climbs yet to go, Rabobank rider Sebastian Langeveld blasted away from the pack. His move caught the other favorites by surprise. The big guns usually wait for a later climb to attack.
Langeveld was gone. Almost.
Twenty kilometers after Langelveld has flown the coop, Juan Antonio Flecha took off after him. At this point Langeveld was a minute up the road. When Flecha got within twenty seconds of his prey, Langeveld decided to ease up and wait for the hard-chasing Spaniard.
The two worked together, but Flecha was out suds while Langeveld was enjoying superb form.
Langeveld easily won the sprint, giving the Dutchman his first big win since 2007, when he won the Ster Elektrotoer.
- Sebastian Langeveld (Rabobank) 5hr 18min 3sec.
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) s.t.
- Mathew Hayman (Sky) @ 1min 1sec
- Yoann Offredo (FDJ) @ 1min 4sec
- Luca Paolini (Katusha) @ 1min 21sec
- Niki Terpstra (Quick Step) @ 1min 24sec
- Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 30sec
- Manuel Quinziato (BMC) s.t.
- Jurgen Roelandts (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
- Lars Boom (Rabobank) s.t.
- Frédéric Amorison (Landbouwkrediet) @ 1min 34sec
- John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) @ 1min 39sec
- Wouter Weylandt (Leopard-Trek) @ 5min 5sec
- Sébastien Hinault (Ag2r) s.t.
- Nikolay Trusov (Katusha) s.t.
- Dominique Rollin (FDJ) s.t.
- Maarten Wynants (Rabobank) s.t.
- Russell Downing (Sky) s.t.
- Koen Barbe (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
- Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Maxime Vantomme (Katusha) s.t.
- Michael Schär (BMC) s.t.
- Aleksejs Saramotins (Cofidis) s.t.
- Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) s.t.
- Tom Stamsnijder (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Ian Stannard (Sky) s.t.
- Leif Hoste (Katusha) s.t.
- Kevin Van Impe (Quick Step) s.t.
- Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) s.t.
- Sébastien Turgot (Europcar) s.t.
- Maarten Tjallingii (Rabobank) s.t.
- Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Andreas Klier (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.
- Nikolas Maes (Quick Step) s.t.
- Hayden Roulston (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Jan Ghyselinck (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Gianni Meersman (FDJ) s.t.
- Sébastien Minard (Ag2r) s.t.
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) s.t.
- Marcus Burghardt (BMC) s.t.
- Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
- Dries Devenyns (Quick Step) s.t.
- Staf Scheirlinckx (Veranda's Willems-Accent) @ 9min 22sec
- Lars Ytting Bak (HTC-Highroad) @ 10min 41sec
- Kristof Goddaert (Ag2r) s.t.
- Pieter Jacobs (Topsport Vlaanderen) s.t.
- Bert de Backer (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
- Alex Rasmussen (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Jean-Luc Delpech (Bretagne-Schuller) s.t.
- Arnaud Labbe (Cofidis) s.t.
- Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis) s.t.
- Marcel Sieberg (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t.
- Jelle Wallays (Topsport Vlaanderen) s.t.
- Bram Schmitz (Veranda's Willems-Accent) s.t.
- Roy Curvers (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
- Koen de Kort (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
- Wim de Vocht (Veranda's Willems-Accent) s.t.
- Michael Barry (Sky) s.t.
- Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Anthony Geslin (FDJ) s.t.
- Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ) s.t.
- Johan Coenen (Topsport Vlaanderen) s.t.
- Karsten Kroon (BMC) s.t.
- Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) s.t.
- Serguei Ivanov (Katusha) s.t.
- Jos van Emden (Rabobank) s.t.
- Dominic Klemme (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Vincent Jerome (Europcar) s.t.
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) s.t.
- Alexandre Pichot (Europcar) s.t.
- Rick Flens (Rabobank) s.t.
- Roger Hammond (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Cyril Lemoine (Saur-Sojason) s.t.
- Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) s.t.
- Geert Steurs (Topsort Vlaanderen) @ 14min 29sec
- Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Dieter Cappelle (Veranda's Willems-Accent) s.t.
- Vicente Reynes (Omega Pharma-lotto) s.t.
- William Clarke (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Vladimir Isaichev (Katusha) s.t.
- Dominique Cornu (Topsport Vlaanderen) s.t.
- Alessandro Donati (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- David Millar (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Bobby Traksel (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
- Geert Verheyen (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
- Johan Le Bon (Bretagne-Schuller) s.t.
- Dimitri Claeys (Netapp) s.t.
- Timon Seubert (Netapp) s.t.
- Anthony Delaplace (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
- James Vanlandschoot (Veranda's Willems-Accent) s.t.
- Arnaud van Groen (Veranda's Willems-Accent) s.t.
- Damien Gaudin (Europcar) s.t.
- Bernhard Eisel (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Gabriel Rasch (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Tristan Valentin (Cofidis) s.t.
