2008 Omloop Het Volk
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Dates | 1 March 2008 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 199 km (123.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 55' 25" | ||||||||||||
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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 | ![]() |
Française des Jeux | 4h 55' 25" |
2 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 58" |
3 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | + 1' 06" |
4 | ![]() |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
5 | ![]() |
Liquigas | + 1' 12" |
6 | ![]() |
Agritubel | + 1' 13" |
7 | ![]() |
Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
8 | ![]() |
Team CSC | + 1' 16" |
9 | ![]() |
Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner | + 1' 53" |
10 | ![]() |
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[]
References[]
- ^ a b Brown, Gregor; Haake, Bjorn. "Gilbert returns with solo Het Volk victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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