2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

For the women's race, see 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race.

The 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 23 February 2013. It was the 68th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Event poster with previous winner Sep Vanmarcke
Race details
Dates	23 February
Stages	1
Distance	198.9 km (123.6 mi)
Winning time	4h 52' 15"
Results
Winner  Luca Paolini (Italy) (Team Katusha)   Second  Stijn Vandenbergh (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)   Third  Sven Vandousselaere (Belgium) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise)
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Team Katusha's Luca Paolini of Italy beat Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Stijn Vandenbergh of Belgium in a two-up sprint.^[1][2]

Teams

Non ProTeams teams are indicated by an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders, for a total of 198 riders.

• Accent Jobs–Wanty*
• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Argos–Shimano
• Blanco Pro Cycling
• BMC Racing Team
• Bretagne–Séché Environnement*
• Champion System*
• Cofidis*
• Crelan–Euphony*
• FDJ
• Garmin–Sharp
• IAM Cycling*
• Lampre–Merida
• Lotto–Belisol
• MTN–Qhubeka*
• Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
• Orica–GreenEDGE
• Sojasun*
• Team Europcar*
• Team Katusha
• NetApp–Endura*
• Team Sky
• Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise*
• Vacansoleil–DCM
• Vini Fantini–Selle Italia*

Results

^[1][2]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	4h 52' 15"
2	Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Sven Vandousselaere (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 1' 13"
4	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 1' 13"
5	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 13"
6	Marco Bandiera (ITA)	IAM Cycling	+ 1' 13"
7	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	+ 1' 13"
8	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 1' 13"
9	Maarten Wynants (BEL)	Blanco Pro Cycling	+ 1' 13"
10	Egoitz García (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 1' 13"