One for the old guys!
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Luca Paolini won today's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad escaping with former teammate Stijn Vandenbergh in a cold classic breakaway.
It was cold with temps hovering around -1C, all the riders wore thermal clothing. One guy I spotted not wearing gloves was ironman Heinrich Haussler. The 36 year old cagey veteran didn't have any troubles with the weather shaking off the Omega rider to take a long sprint to win. Paolini's talent as a domestique overshadows his wins, it has been a long time winning a major classic since the 2004 Brabantse Prjl.
A great win for the Italian and for Katusha too, I can hear Paolini/Katusha saying, 'I told you sold UCI!'
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Team | Result |
| 1 | Luca PAOLINI | ITA | KAT | 4:52:15 |
| 2 | Stijn VANDENBERGH | BEL | OPQ | +0 |
| 3 | Sven VANDOUSSELAERE | BEL | TSV | +1:13 |
| 4 | Geraint THOMAS | GBR | SKY | +1:13 |
| 5 | Greg VAN AVERMAET | BEL | BMC | +1:13 |
| 6 | Marco BANDIERA | ITA | IAM | +1:13 |
| 7 | Sylvain CHAVANEL | FRA | OPQ | +1:13 |
| 8 | Jurgen ROELANDTS | BEL | LTB | +1:13 |
| 9 | Maarten WYNANTS | BEL | BLA | +1:13 |
| 10 | Egoitz GARCIA ECHEGUIBEL | ESP | COF | +1:13 |
| 11 | Gerald CIOLEK | GER | MTN | +6:27 |
| 12 | Manuel BELLETTI | ITA | ALM | +6:27 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre DRUCKER | LUX | AJW | +6:27 |
| 14 | Alexey TSATEVITCH | RUS | KAT | +6:27 |
| 15 | Baptiste PLACKAERT | BEL | CRE | +6:27 |
| 16 | Adrien PETIT | FRA | COF | +6:27 |
| 17 | Edvald BOASSON HAGEN | NOR | SKY | +6:27 |
| 18 | Sébastien TURGOT | FRA | EUC | +6:27 |
| 19 | Heinrich HAUSSLER | AUS | IAM | +6:27 |
| 20 | Jack BAUER | NZL | GRS | +6:27 |
| 21 | Aliaksandr KUCHYNSKI | BLR | KAT | +6:27 |
| 22 | Martin ELMIGER | SUI | IAM | +6:27 |
| 23 | Bert DE BACKER | BEL | ARG | +6:27 |
| 24 | Maxime VANTOMME | BEL | CRE | +6:27 |
| 25 | Bertjan LINDEMAN | NED | VCD | +6:27 |
| 26 | Viacheslav KUZNETSOV | RUS | KAT | +6:27 |
| 27 | Gaetan BILLE | BEL | LTB | +6:27 |
| 28 | Mickael DELAGE | FRA | FDJ | +6:27 |
| 29 | Jean-Lou PAIANI | FRA | SOJ | +6:27 |
| 30 | Kurt HOVELYNCK | BEL | CRE | +6:27 |
| 31 | Iljo KEISSE | BEL | OPQ | +6:27 |
| 32 | Matthieu LADAGNOUS | FRA | FDJ | +6:27 |
| 33 | Jens KEUKELEIRE | BEL | OGE | +6:27 |
| 34 | Ian STANNARD | GBR | SKY | +6:27 |
| 35 | Pieter JACOBS | BEL | TSV | +6:27 |
| 36 | Pieter VANSPEYBROUCK | BEL | TSV | +6:27 |
| 37 | James VANLANDSCHOOT | BEL | AJW | +6:27 |
| 38 | Yoann OFFREDO | FRA | FDJ | +6:27 |
| 39 | Michael SCHÄR | SUI | BMC | +6:27 |
| 40 | Egidijus JUODVALKIS | LTU | CRE | +6:27 |
| 41 | Markus EICHLER | GER | TNE | +6:27 |
| 42 | Arnaud LABBE | FRA | COF | +6:27 |
| 43 | Manuele MORI | ITA | LAM | +6:27 |
| 44 | Sebastian LANGEVELD | NED | OGE | +6:27 |
| 45 | Danilo WYSS | SUI | BMC | +6:27 |
| 46 | Stijn NEIRYNCK | BEL | TSV | +6:27 |
| 47 | Daniel OSS | ITA | BMC | +6:27 |
| 48 | Tom VAN ASBROECK | BEL | TSV | +6:27 |
| 49 | Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK | BEL | OPQ | +6:27 |
| 50 | Benjamin VERRAES | BEL | AJW | +6:27 |
| 51 | Vincent JEROME | FRA | EUC | +6:27 |
| 52 | Koen BARBE | BEL | CRE | +6:27 |
| 53 | Luke ROWE | GBR | SKY | +6:27 |
| 54 | Romain ZINGLE | BEL | COF | +6:27 |
| 55 | Ramon SINKELDAM | NED | ARG | +6:27 |
| 56 | Bram TANKINK | NED | BLA | +6:27 |
| 57 | Mirko SELVAGGI | ITA | VCD | +6:27 |
| 58 | Oscar GATTO | ITA | VIN | +6:27 |
| 59 | Ignatas KONOVALOVAS | LTU | MTN | +6:27 |
| 60 | Frederik WILLEMS | BEL | LTB | +6:27 |
| 61 | Gabriel RASCH | NOR | SKY | +6:27 |
| 62 | Tim DE TROYER | BEL | AJW | +6:27 |
| 63 | Sébastien CHAVANEL | FRA | EUC | +6:27 |
| 64 | Bernhard EISEL | AUT | SKY | +6:27 |
| 65 | Nick NUYENS | BEL | GRS | +6:27 |
| 66 | Nico SIJMENS | BEL | COF | +6:27 |
| 67 | Sébastien ROSSELER | BEL | GRS | +6:27 |
| 68 | Jonathan BREYNE | BEL | CRE | +6:27 |
| 69 | Klaas LODEWYCK | BEL | BMC | +6:27 |
| 70 | Dominic KLEMME | GER | IAM | +6:27 |
| 71 | Julien FOUCHARD | FRA | COF | +6:27 |
| 72 | John DEGENKOLB | GER | ARG | +6:27 |
| 73 | Anthony GESLIN | FRA | FDJ | +6:27 |
| 74 | Sep VANMARCKE | BEL | BLA | +6:27 |
| 75 | Kevin HULSMANS | BEL | VIN | +6:27 |
| 76 | Mauro FINETTO | ITA | VIN | +6:27 |
| 77 | Thor HUSHOVD | NOR | BMC | +6:27 |
| 78 | Taylor PHINNEY | USA | BMC | +6:27 |
| 79 | Grega BOLE | SLO | VCD | +6:27 |
| 80 | Lars BOOM | NED | BLA | +6:27 |
| 81 | Björn LEUKEMANS | BEL | VCD | +6:27 |
| 82 | Tim DECLERCQ | BEL | TSV | +6:27 |
| 83 | Alexandre PICHOT | FRA | EUC | +6:27 |
| 84 | Tom BOONEN | BEL | OPQ | +6:27 |
| 85 | Jelle WALLAYS | BEL | TSV | +6:27 |
| 86 | Filippo POZZATO | ITA | LAM | +6:27 |
| 87 | Manuel QUINZIATO | ITA | BMC | +6:27 |
| 88 | Andreas KLIER | GER | GRS | +6:27 |
| 89 | Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI | ESP | VCD | +6:27 |
| 90 | Baden COOKE | AUS | OGE | +6:27 |
| 91 | Salvatore PUCCIO | ITA | SKY | +6:27 |
| 92 | Zdenek STYBAR | CZE | OPQ | +6:27 |
| 93 | Mitchell DOCKER | AUS | OGE | +6:27 |
| 94 | Marco MARCATO | ITA | VCD | +6:27 |
| 95 | David VEILLEUX | CAN | EUC | +6:27 |
| 96 | William BONNET | FRA | FDJ | +6:27 |
| 97 | Damien GAUDIN | FRA | EUC | +6:27 |
| 98 | Christopher SUTTON | AUS | SKY | +6:27 |
| 99 | Niki TERPSTRA | NED | OPQ | +6:27 |
| 100 | Jens DEBUSSCHERE | BEL | LTB | +6:27 |
| 101 | Jacob RATHE | USA | GRS | +8:49 |
| 102 | Sébastien HINAULT | FRA | IAM | +12:04 |
| 103 | Zakkari DEMPSTER | AUS | TNE | +12:04 |
| 104 | Angelo TULIK | FRA | EUC | +12:04 |
| 105 | Preben VAN HECKE | BEL | TSV | +12:04 |
| 106 | Blaz JARC | SLO | TNE | +12:04 |
| 107 | Jerome COUSIN | FRA | EUC | +12:04 |
| 108 | Gatis SMUKULIS | LAT | KAT | +12:04 |
| 109 | David BOUCHER | FRA | FDJ | +13:39 |
| 110 | Matt BRAMMEIER | IRL | CSS | +13:39 |
| 111 | Andreas STAUFF | GER | MTN | +13:39 |
| 112 | Clinton Robert AVERY | NZL | CSS | +13:39 |
| 113 | Roberto DE PATRE | ITA | VIN | +13:39 |
| 114 | Erick ROWSELL | GBR | TNE | +13:39 |
| 115 | Andreas SCHILLINGER | GER | TNE | +13:39 |
| 116 | Johann VAN ZYL | RSA | MTN | +13:39 |
| 117 | Bobbie TRAKSEL | NED | CSS | +13:39 |
| 118 | Frederik VEUCHELEN | BEL | VCD | +13:39 |
| 119 | Russell DOWNING | GBR | TNE | +13:39 |
| 120 | Jonathan MCEVOY | GBR | TNE | +13:39 |
| 121 | Gael MALACARNE | FRA | BSE | +13:39 |
| 122 | Pirmin LANG | SUI | IAM | +13:39 |
| 123 | Paul MARTENS | GER | BLA | +13:39 |
| 124 | Mattia CATTANEO | ITA | LAM | +13:39 |
| 125 | Christophe LABORIE | FRA | SOJ | +13:39 |
| 126 | Rony MARTIAS | FRA | SOJ | +13:39 |
| 127 | Evaldas SISKEVICIUS | LTU | SOJ | +13:39 |
| 128 | Andrea PALINI | ITA | LAM | +13:39 |
| 129 | Fumiyuki BEPPU | JPN | OGE | +13:39 |
| 130 | Jean-Luc DELPECH | FRA | BSE | +13:39 |
| 131 | Steve CHAINEL | FRA | ALM | +13:39 |
| 132 | Gediminas BAGDONAS | LTU | ALM | +13:39 |
| 133 | Sébastien MINARD | FRA | ALM | +13:39 |
| 134 | Svein TUFT | CAN | OGE | +13:39 |
| 135 | Dominique ROLLIN | CAN | FDJ | +13:39 |
| 136 | Martin REIMER | GER | MTN | +13:39 |
| 137 | Jan GHYSELINCK | BEL | COF | +13:39 |
| 138 | Alexander KRISTOFF | NOR | KAT | +13:39 |
| 139 | Rudiger SELIG | GER | KAT | +13:39 |
| 140 | Kristian SBARAGLI | ITA | MTN | +13:39 |
| 141 | Davide APPOLLONIO | ITA | ALM | +13:39 |
| 142 | Elia FAVILLI | ITA | LAM | +13:39 |
| 143 | Davide CIMOLAI | ITA | LAM | +13:39 |
| 144 | Kris BOECKMANS | BEL | VCD | +13:39 |
| 145 | Alessandro PRONI | ITA | VIN | +13:39 |
| DNF | Rick FLENS | NED | BLA | |
| DNF | Moreno HOFLAND | NED | BLA | |
| DNF | Robert WAGNER | GER | BLA | |
| DNF | Matteo TRENTIN | ITA | OPQ | |
| DNF | Kenny DE HAES | BEL | LTB | |
| DNF | Gert DOCKX | BEL | LTB | |
| DNF | Vicente REYNES MIMO | ESP | LTB | |
| DNF | Marcel SIEBERG | GER | LTB | |
| DNF | Hugo HOULE | CAN | ALM | |
| DNF | Axel DOMONT | FRA | ALM | |
| DNF | Anthony RAVARD | FRA | ALM | |
| DNF | Johan LE BON | FRA | FDJ | |
| DNF | Massimo GRAZIATO | ITA | LAM | |
| DNF | Luca WACKERMANN | ITA | LAM | |
| DNF | Sam BEWLEY | NZL | OGE | |
| DNF | Michael MATTHEWS | AUS | OGE | |
| DNF | Albert TIMMER | NED | ARG | |
| DNF | William CLARKE | AUS | ARG | |
| DNF | Roy CURVERS | NED | ARG | |
| DNF | Luka MEZGEC | SLO | ARG | |
| DNF | Tom STAMSNIJDER | NED | ARG | |
| DNF | Martijn MAASKANT | NED | GRS | |
| DNF | Ramunas NAVARDAUSKAS | LTU | GRS | |
| DNF | Johan VAN SUMMEREN | BEL | GRS | |
| DNF | Jérôme GILBERT | BEL | AJW | |
| DNF | Andy CAPPELLE | BEL | AJW | |
| DNF | Will ROUTLEY | CAN | AJW | |
| DNF | Stefan VAN DIJK | NED | AJW | |
| DNF | Sébastien DELFOSSE | BEL | CRE | |
| DNF | Frédéric AMORISON | BEL | CRE | |
| DNF | Arnaud GERARD | FRA | BSE | |
| DNF | Clément KORETZKY | FRA | BSE | |
| DNF | Benjamin LE MONTAGNER | FRA | BSE | |
| DNF | Geoffroy LEQUATRE | FRA | BSE | |
| DNF | Benoit JARRIER | FRA | BSE | |
| DNF | Florian VACHON | FRA | BSE | |
| DNF | Matthias FRIEDEMANN | GER | CSS | |
| DNF | Wang Yip TANG | HKG | CSS | |
| DNF | Mart OJAVEE | EST | CSS | |
| DNF | Ryan ROTH | CAN | CSS | |
| DNF | Kin San WU | HKG | CSS | |
| DNF | Florent BARLE | FRA | COF | |
| DNF | Kristof GODDAERT | BEL | IAM | |
| DNF | Aleksejs SARAMOTINS | LAT | IAM | |
| DNF | Alexander PORSEV | RUS | KAT | |
| DNF | Maxime DANIEL | FRA | SOJ | |
| DNF | Jimmy ENGOULVENT | FRA | SOJ | |
| DNF | Cyril LEMOINE | FRA | SOJ | |
| DNF | Paul VOSS | GER | TNE | |
| DNF | Ferekalsi DEBESAY ABRHA | ERI | MTN | |
| DNF | Youcef REGUIGUI | ALG | MTN | |
| DNF | Rafael ANDRIATO | BRA | VIN | |
| DNF | Luigi MILETTA | ITA | VIN |
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