2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

For the women's race, see 2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – Women's race.

The 2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad took place on 1 March 2014. It was the 69th edition of the international classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Race details
Dates	1 March
Stages	1
Distance	198 km (123.0 mi)
Winning time	4h 49' 55"
Results
Winner  Ian Stannard (Great Britain) (Team Sky)   Second  Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) (BMC Racing Team)   Third  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky)
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Team Sky's Ian Stannard of Great Britain beat BMC Racing Team's Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium in a two-up sprint.^[1]

Teams

Non-UCI ProTeams are indicated by an asterisk below. Each of the 21 teams were permitted up to eight riders, for a maximum of 168 riders. 164 riders started the race.^[2]

The 21 teams invited to the race were:

Ag2r–La Mondiale Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela* Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Bretagne–Séché Environnement* CCC–Polsat–Polkowice* Cofidis* Team Europcar FDJ.fr Garmin–Sharp Giant–Shimano

IAM Cycling* Team Katusha Lotto–Belisol MTN–Qhubeka* NetApp–Endura* Omega Pharma–Quick-Step RusVelo* Team Sky Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise* Wanty–Groupe Gobert*

Results

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Race result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ian Stannard (GBR)	Team Sky	4h 49' 55"
2	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)	Team Sky	+ 24"
4	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Belkin Pro Cycling	+ 24"
5	Niki Terpstra (NED)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	+ 24"
6	Jempy Drucker (LUX)	Wanty–Groupe Gobert	+ 1' 34"
7	Taylor Phinney (USA)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 34"
8	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Giant–Shimano	+ 1' 34"
9	Egoitz García (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 1' 34"
10	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	FDJ.fr	+ 1' 34"