2015 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||
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![]() Event poster with previous winner Ian Stannard | |||||||||||||
Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 28 February 2015 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 200.2 km (124.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 58' 41" | ||||||||||||
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The 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was the 70th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad road cycling race, traditionally seen as the beginning of the cobbled classics season along with the Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne the following day. It was rated as a 1.HC race as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour. The race took place on 28 February 2015, starting and finishing in the city of Ghent.[1]
Ian Stannard (Team Sky), the defending champion from 2014, won the race in a two-man sprint ahead of Niki Terpstra (Etixx–Quick-Step). Terpstra's teammate Tom Boonen was the third.