page_title: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
section_title: Men's winners
hierarchical_section_title: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad / Men's winners
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Reportage réalisé le samedi 27 février à l'occasion du départ et de l'arrivée du Circuit Het Nieuwsblad 2016 et de l'arrivée du Circuit Het Nieuwsblad féminin 2016 à Gand, Belgique. Nederlands: Vertrek en aankomst, zaterdag 27 februari, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2016, Gent, België. Depicted people: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet and Tiesj Benoot Depicted team: Tinkoff, BMC Racing, Lotto-Soudal
context_page_description: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events.
  The race starts in Ghent, Flanders and finishes in Ninove, Flanders. The race route covers the hills in the Flemish Ardennes, marking the start of the cobbled classics season in Europe. Due to its early calendar date, it is characterized by often cold weather, coming as a contrast to the early-season stage races in the Middle East and Southern Europe. The day after the Omloop, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne completes the opening weekend.
  Since 2006, a women's edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is held on the same day as the men's race, also starting in Ghent and finishing in Ninove, approximately 130 kilometres in distance. Annemiek van Vleuten won the 2020 edition. Both events are organized by Flanders Classics.
context_section_description: The following riders have won the race:
caption: 2016 podium: Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet and Tiesj Benoot.
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