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| mostwins = Men: (3 wins) Women: (2 wins) | mostrecent = Men: Women: }} Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (previously known as Omloop Het Volk) is a Flanders Classics single day cycle race held in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The race was first held in 1945, organised by the newspaper ''Het Volk'' in response to ''Het Nieuwsblad''’s Classic Tour of Flanders. The Omloop, with the start and finish in Ghent, uses many of the climbs in the Tour of Flanders, and is for that reason often used in preparation for the bigger event. The race was known as Omloop Het Volk until 2008. The newspaper Het Volk stopped publishing in 2008 and was taken over by Het Nieuwsblad, as a result of which the race was renamed to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for the 64th edition in 2009.〔(Cyclingnews.com. )〕 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the opening event on the Belgian cycling calendar and is usually held on the last Saturday in February or the first in March. It is characterised by cold weather and short cobbled climbs and comes as a contrast to the training camps of the Italian Riviera or the south of France. Since 2006, a women's edition of the race of approximately 130 kilometres distance has also been held. == The weather == The race has been affected by snow. The organizers rely on weather forecasts and adjust the course if the cobbled climbs are deemed unsafe. Snow fell the night before the 1955, 1974 and 1988 races but they were still run. The 1971 race was postponed due to snow and run three weeks later on Thursday 26 March when the GP Pino Cerami moved to another date. There was a thaw on the afternoon of the original date and the following day's Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne went ahead. The 1986 edition was cancelled because of snow. It was not run later. In 2004 race organiser Wim Van Herreweghe said: "The safety of the riders could not be guaranteed, the snow and freezing cold made the route too dangerous." The race was cancelled. The 1960 race was also cancelled but due to a disagreement between the organisers and ruling body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The UCI had given better dates to other Belgian races and Het Volk abandoned the race in protest. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Omloop Het Nieuwsblad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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