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]
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
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Servais Knaven and Stéphane Poulhies on the Lange Munte cobbles -
Vytautas Kaupas on the Lange Munte cobbles -
Finishing straight
External links
References
- ^ a b Brown, Gregor; Haake, Bjorn. "Gilbert returns with solo Het Volk victory". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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