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 Nieuwslad. The race was won by Philippe Gilbert after a 50 km solo breakaway.[1]
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| Dates | 1 March 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 199 km (123.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 55' 25" | ||||||||||||
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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
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 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
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Servais Knaven and Stéphane Poulhies on the Lange Munte cobbles
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Vytautas Kaupas on the Lange Munte cobbles
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Finishing straight
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External links
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edit- ^ a b Brown, Gregor; Haake, Bjorn. "Gilbert returns with solo Het Volk victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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