| 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | |
| Series: | 2020 UCI World Tour |
| Race No: | 4 |
| Season No: | 21 |
| Date: | 29 February 2020 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 200 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 5h 03' 24" |
| Speed: | 39.55 km/h |
| First: | Jasper Stuyven |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Yves Lampaert |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | Søren Kragh Andersen |
| Third Nat: | DEN |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2021 |
The 2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 29 February 2020 in Belgium, starting in Gent and finishing in Ninove.[1] It was the 75th edition of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the fourth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour.[2]
Belgian rider Jasper Stuyven of beat fellow Belgian rider Yves Lampaert of in a two-up sprint to take the victory. Danish rider Søren Kragh Andersen of, who had been dropped by the Belgian duo within the last three kilometers, finished solo to take third place.[3]
Twenty-five teams were invited to the race, which included all nineteen UCI WorldTour teams and six UCI Professional Continental teams.[4] [5] Each team started with seven riders for a total of 175 riders; of these, only 69 riders finished.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
Mathieu van der Poel was the favourite to win, but was forced to withdraw through illness.[6] The 2016 and 2017 winner, Greg Van Avermaet, was the subsequent favourite for victory. The 2019 winner, Zdeněk Štybar, also returned to defend his title.[7]