2008 Omloop Het Volk
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]
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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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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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.jpg.webp)
Finishing straight
External links
References
- Brown, Gregor; Haake, Bjorn. "Gilbert returns with solo Het Volk victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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