Solo victory, De Lie and Laporte on the podium
Dylan Van Baarle feat who today won, solo, the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the first Northern classic of the season and World Tour trial.
On the Belgian roads, the rider from Jumbo Visma, a team that was protagonist throughout the race with many men always in the top positions of the group, crossed the finish line first after 207 km, ahead of Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) and Christophe Laporte by a handful of seconds , also from Jumbo.
The decisive action about forty kilometers from the finish: the Dutchman attacked by breaking away from his breakaway companions, including Jonathan Milan, to go and conquer the photocopy success of Paris-Roubaix 2022.
Photo Sprint Cycling
Order of arrival:
1 Dylan Van Baarle 4h54'49"
2 Arnaud De Lie at 20"
3 Christophe Laporte at 20"
4 Alexander Kristoff at 20"
5 Tom Pidcocks at 20"
6 Davide Ballerini at 20"
7 Nils Politt at 20"
8 Andrea Pasqualon at 20"
9 Rui Oliveira at 20"
10 Sep Vanmarcke at 20"