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 Nieuwsblad. The race was won by Philippe Gilbert after a 50 km solo breakaway.^[1]

2008 Omloop Het Volk

Nick Nuyens, Philippe Gilbert and Thor Hushovd on the podium
Race details
Dates	1 March 2008
Stages	1
Distance	199 km (123.7 mi)
Winning time	4h 55' 25"
Results
Winner  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Française des Jeux)   Second  Nick Nuyens (BEL) (Cofidis)   Third  Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Crédit Agricole)
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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
1	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
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  Vytautas Kaupas on the Lange Munte cobbles
• 
  Finishing straight

External links

• Official website