Omloop van het Hageland

The Omloop van het Hageland is an elite women's professional road bicycle race held since 2007 in the Hageland area of Belgium. Originally a 1.2 rated race by the UCI, it is now a 1.1 category race.[1] Before 2011 the race was a criterium of category 1.NE and was called Tielt-Winge (Wielertrofee Vlaanderen).

Omloop van het Hageland
Race details
DateMarch
RegionBelgium
DisciplineRoad
Web sitewww.omloophageland.be Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2005 (2005)
Editions19 (as of 2024)
First winner Ludivine Henrion (BEL)
Most wins Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
(3 wins)
Most recent Kristen Faulkner (USA)

The race route is usually flat with a few stretches of cobbles and the repeated ascent of the Roeselberg. The race can be won by sprinters and breakaway groups.[2]

Cobblestone section in 2015 Omloop van het Hageland

Past winners

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Year Country Rider Team
2005   Belgium Ludivine Henrion
2006   Belgium Ilse Geldhof
2007   Ireland Louise Moriarty
2008   Belgium Liesbet De Vocht
2009   Netherlands Andrea Bosman
2010   Sweden Emma Johansson
2011   Sweden Emma Johansson
2012   Great Britain Lizzie Armitstead AA Drink–leontien.nl
2013   New Zealand Emily Collins Wiggle–Honda
2014   Great Britain Lizzie Armitstead Boels–Dolmans
2015   Belgium Jolien D'Hoore Wiggle–Honda
2016   Italy Marta Bastianelli Alé–Cipollini
2017   Belgium Jolien D'Hoore Wiggle High5
2018   Netherlands Ellen van Dijk Team Sunweb
2019   Italy Marta Bastianelli Team Virtu Cycling
2020   Netherlands Lorena Wiebes Parkhotel Valkenburg
2022   Italy Marta Bastianelli UAE Team ADQ
2023   Netherlands Lorena Wiebes SD Worx
2024   United States Kristen Faulkner EF Education-Cannondale

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Omloop Van Het Hageland 2020 Preview". ProCyclingUK.com. 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Women's Omloop Van Het Hageland 2020 Preview". ProCyclingUK.com. 26 February 2020.
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