page_title: 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
hierarchical_section_title: 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Reportage réalisé le samedi 28 février à l'occasion du départ et de l'arrivée du Circuit Het Nieuwsblad 2015 à Gand, Belgique. Nederlands: Vertrek en aankomst, zaterdag 28 februari, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2015, Gent, België. Depicted people: Niki Terpstra, Ian Stannard and Tom Boonen Depicted team: Etixx-Quick Step, Sky
context_page_description: The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 70th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling race. The race is traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It was rated as a 1.HC race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race took place on 28 February 2015, starting and finishing in the city of Ghent.
  Ian Stannard, the defending champion from 2014, won the race in a two-man sprint ahead of Niki Terpstra. Terpstra's teammate Tom Boonen was third.
context_section_description: The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 70th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling race. The race is traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It was rated as a 1.HC race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race took place on 28 February 2015, starting and finishing in the city of Ghent.
  Ian Stannard (Team Sky), the defending champion from 2014, won the race in a two-man sprint ahead of Niki Terpstra (Etixx–Quick-Step). Terpstra's teammate Tom Boonen was third.
caption: Ian Stannard (centre), Niki Terpstra (left) and Tom Boonen on the podium after the race
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