Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, 202kms (Belgium)

First tramlines of the season - the peloton leaves Ghent...

A young fan shows her support for Tom Boonen...

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Edvald Boasson-Hagen seems all smiles as an ex-Sky rider trying to prove himself...

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Russell Downing is also an ex-Sky rider proving himself here with the Cult Energy team...

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Alexis Gougeard leads an escape clear with Albert Timmer...

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It's a bright and sunny day for Belgium's opening Classic of the season....

Louis Verhelst leads the escape onto the copbbles at Haaghoek - they lead by almost seven minutes now...

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The peloton arrives at Haaghoek with Etixx and Lotto-Jumbo leading the way...

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BMC chases now, the lead is growing too much...

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The peloton climbs the Berendries in front of thousands of fans...

Sky and BMC lead the peloton up the Mur de Grammont with a six-minute deficit...

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The peloton is entering hallowed territory near Kappel Muur...

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Timmer seems to be the strongest as the escape races towards the Kruisberg in Ronse...

BMC is still chasing, but Etixx and Sky are happy to watch, for now...

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Matt Brammeier leads the escape up the Kruisberg...

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Brammeier is the first cyclist to pass the top of the Taaienberg - he's dropped his fellow escapers...

Tom Boonen has attacked from the peloton and created an elite chase group...

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Luke Rowe chases Boonen and joins the counter-attack behind Brammeier...

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Marcel Sieberg leads a first group of favourites up the Eikenberg...

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Rowe starts to chase across to the escape near Mater...

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Rowe has caught and passed Timmer and Brammeier on the Mater cobblestones...

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Etixx-Quick-Step have attacked before the Molenberg - Terpstra, Vandenbergh and Boonen are in full flight..!

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Sep Vanmarcke chases with Van Avermaet and Stybar, but the race might be over already...

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Boasson-Hagen tries to follow the chase, but he too has missed the move...

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Vanmarcke chases still, but the gap is growing in the last 10-kilometres...

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Stannard is at an impossible disadvantage against three Etixx riders...

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Boonen attacks with about five-kilometres to go...

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Stannard attacks now, and after chasing Boonen down..!

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Stannard pulls away with Terpstra close-by...

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Stannard versus Terpstra brings the crowds to their feet in Ghent...

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Ian Stannard wins the 2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad from Niki Terpstra..!

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Ian Stannard has reason to smile - he's beaten three Etixx-Quick-Step riders by himself..!

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