2021 women’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Male Team 27 Feb

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

126 Kilometers
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Participants list

  1. Aude Biannic
  2. Jelena Erić
  3. Barbara Guarischi
  4. Annemiek van Vleuten
  5. Emma Norsgaard
  6. Leah Thomas
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TV

The race will be broadcast live on Eurosport 2 and GCN+, after the men’s finish, around 1630 CET on Saturday 27th.

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Timetable

Just like in the Flanders Classics-badged races of autumn 2020, the women will finish their effort after the men. The neutralized start from Gent will be given at 1.45pm on Saturday 27th February; the finish in Ninove is scheduled at 17.16-17.39.

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Social Media

The race’s official Twitter account is @OmloopHNB; the hashtags are #OHN21 and #OHNwomen.

Route

Gent - Ninove (126km)
27 February
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Analysis

The fourth season of the women’s Movistar Team starts with a historical moment. At the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the opening classic of the Flemish calendar, Annemiek van Vleuten will make her first appearance in the Telefónica-backed squad’s jersey, while also defending her brilliant victory from last February in Ninove in what was her first race back after the 2019 world road race title.

A strong roster by the Dutchwoman’s side will tackle a 126km course, with seven cobbled sections and up to ten climbs -the last seven, barely 30km apart- which will leave its wear and tear on the riders. The last two ascents are the most significant, with the Kapelmuur (-17km) and the Bosberg (-13km), over tremendous gradients which always make a difference and leave only the world’s best at the front.