The 2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 25 February 2017. It was the 72nd edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and was the fourth event of the 2017 UCI World Tour. It was the first time that the race was included in the UCI World Tour calendar.
The race was won, from a three-up sprint finish, by Greg Van Avermaet (), ahead of the reigning world champion Peter Sagan – riding for – and 's Sep Vanmarcke completed the podium, after the three riders broke away from the field in the final quarter of the race.
Teams As a new event to the UCI World Tour, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race. As such, fifteen of the eighteen WorldTeams – all except , and – competed in the race. Ten UCI Professional Continental teams competed, completing the 25-team peloton.
Route After a forced relocation from Sint-Pietersplein to the – the site adjacent to the Kuipke velodrome – for the 2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the Citadel Park again hosted the start of the race. The finish was once again held on the Emile Claus thoroughfare, close to the starting place.
At and with thirteen climbs in the hill zone, the course was challenging and arduous. Additionally, there were several flat stretches of cobbles. After a year's hiatus due to roadworks, the Molenberg returned to the race for its 2017 edition; the Eikenberg was also partially paved for the 2017 race.
Categorised climbs and cobbles + Climbs and cobbled sections in the 2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Name Distance from Surface Length(metres) Gradient (%) Start() Finish() () () – Haaghoek 51.4 146.9 cobbles 2000 — 1 Leberg 54.4 143.9 asphalt 950 4.2% 13.8% 2 Berendries 58.5 139.8asphalt 940 7% 12.3% 3 Tenbosse 63.4 134.9 asphalt 450 6.9% 8.7% 4 Eikenmolen 68.9 129.4 asphalt 610 5.9% 12.5% 5 Muur van Geraardsbergen 80.7 117.6 cobbles 750 9.3% 19.8% 6 Valkenberg 98.4 99.9 asphalt 540 8.1% 12.8% – Haaghoek 107.2 91.1 cobbles 2000 — 7 Kaperij 117.0 81.3 asphalt 1000 5.5% 9% 8 Kruisberg 128.9 69.4 asphalt &cobbles 1800 4.8% 9% – Donderij 133.6 64.7 cobbles 800 — 9 Taaienberg 138.6 59.7 cobbles 530 6.6% 15.8% 10 Eikenberg 143.9 54.4 cobbles 1200 5.2% 10% 11 Wolvenberg 147.0 51.3 asphalt 645 7.9% 17.3% – Ruiterstraat 147.1 51.2 cobbles 800 — – Karel Martelstraat 148.4 49.9 cobbles 1300 — – Holleweg 149.8 48.5 cobbles 350 — – Haaghoek 154.4 43.9 cobbles 2000 — 12 Leberg 157.4 40.9 asphalt 950 4.2% 13.8% 13 Molenberg 162.9 35.4 cobbles 463 7% 14.2% – Paddestraat 167.8 30.5 cobbles 2300 — – Lippenhovestraat 170.5 27.8 cobbles 1300 — – Lange Munte 177.5 20.8 cobbles 2500 —
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