2008 Omloop Het Volk
Cycling race
Nick Nuyens, Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd on the podium | |||||||||||||
Race details | |||||||||||||
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Dates | 1 March 2008 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 199 km (123.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 55' 25" | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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← 2007 2009 → |
The 64th edition of the Omloop Het volk was held on 1 March 2008. It was the last time after the event was named Omloop Het Volk before it changed to Omloop Het Nieuwslad. The race was won by Philippe Gilbert after a 50 km solo breakaway.[1]
Gilbert broke clear from the splintered peloton on the Eikenberg, with 50 km and two climbs to go, and held off the chasing group on the flat run-in towards the finish in Ghent. Nick Nuyens won the sprint for second place before Thor Hushovd at one minute from Gilbert.[1]
Results
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Française des Jeux | 4h 55' 25" |
2 | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | Cofidis | + 58" |
3 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | + 1' 06" |
4 | Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
5 | Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) | Liquigas | + 1' 12" |
6 | Nicolas Jalabert (FRA) | Agritubel | + 1' 13" |
7 | Leif Hoste (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
8 | Allan Johansen (DEN) | Team CSC | + 1' 16" |
9 | Jan Kuyckx (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner | + 1' 53" |
10 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | Française des Jeux | s.t. |
Gallery
- Servais Knaven and Stéphane Poulhies on the Lange Munte cobbles
- Vytautas Kaupas on the Lange Munte cobbles
- Finishing straight
External links
- Official website
References
- ^ a b Brown, Gregor; Haake, Bjorn. "Gilbert returns with solo Het Volk victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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