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{{Short description|Bicycle race}}
{{For|the men's race|2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
| series             = [[2023 UCI Women's World Tour]]
| race_no            = 4
| season_no          = 27
| image              = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_size         = 
| date               = 25 February 2023
| stages             = 1
| distance           = 132.3
| unit               = km
| time               = 
| speed              = 
| first              = [[Lotte Kopecky]]
| first_nat          = BEL
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| second             = [[Lorena Wiebes]]
| second_nat         = NED
| second_team        = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
| third              = [[Marta Bastianelli]]
| third_nat          = ITA
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
| previous           = [[2022 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|2022]]
| next               = [[2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (women's race)|2024]]
}}
The '''2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad''' was a [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]] one-day race that took place on 25 February 2023 in [[Belgium]], starting in [[Ghent|Gent]] and finishing in [[Ninove]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Race info - Women Elite {{!}} Omloop Het Nieuwsblad |url=https://www.omloophetnieuwsblad.be/en/race/women-elite/race-info |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Flanders Classics Events |language=en}}</ref> It was the 19th edition of the [[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for Women]] and the fourth event of the [[2023 UCI Women's World Tour]].

The race was won by Belgian rider [[Lotte Kopecky]] of [[SD Worx]] in a solo finish, beating the peloton by 11 seconds.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2023-02-25 |title=Lotte Kopecky and Lorena Wiebes go 1-2 for SD Worx at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Women |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-women-2023/elite-women/results/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Route ==
Running for the first time as a [[UCI Women's World Tour]] event, the course was lengthened to {{Convert|132.3|km|mi}}. Running from [[Ghent|Gent]] to [[Ninove]], the course included five cobblestone sections and eight climbs.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-02-20 |title=Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite Women 2023 Route |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-women-2023/map/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Teams ==
Twenty-four teams participated in the race, including all fifteen [[UCI Women's Team|UCI Women's WorldTeams]] and nine [[UCI Women's Team|UCI Women's Continental Teams]].

'''UCI Women's WorldTeams'''

{{div col|colwidth=20em|style=margin-right:20%;}}
* {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|SUN women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|FED|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|HPW|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|BEX women|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
{{div col end}}

'''UCI Women's Continental Teams'''

{{div col|colwidth=20em|style=margin-right:20%;}}
* {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|PHV|2023}}
* {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|DCH|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|DRP|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|LDL|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|ARK women|2023}} 
* {{UCI team code|CTW|2023}}
{{div col end}}

== Result ==
The race was won by Belgian rider [[Lotte Kopecky]] of [[SD Worx]] in a solo finish, beating the peloton by 11 seconds.<ref name=":0" /> Dutch rider [[Lorena Wiebes]] of SD Worx won the bunch sprint for second place.<ref name=":0" /> [[Amanda Spratt]] of [[Trek–Segafredo (women's team)|Trek–Segafredo]] retained the leaders jersey of the [[2023 UCI Women's World Tour|UCI Women's World Tour]].<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Final general classification<ref>{{Cite web |title=Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE 2023 One day race results |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-we/2023 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=www.procyclingstats.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" |Rank
! scope="col" |Rider
! scope="col" |Team
! scope="col" |Time
|-
! scope="row" |1
|{{flagathlete|[[Lotte Kopecky]]|BEL}}
|{{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
|{{nowrap|3h 33' 55"}}
|-
! scope="row" |2
|{{flagathlete|[[Lorena Wiebes]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
! scope="row" |3
|{{flagathlete|[[Marta Bastianelli]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|UAD women|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
! scope="row" |4
|{{flagathlete|[[Emma Norsgaard]]|DEN}}
|{{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
! scope="row" |5
|{{flagathlete|[[Pfeiffer Georgi]]|GBR}}
|{{UCI team code|SUN women|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
!6
|{{flagathlete|[[Anouska Koster]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|UXT|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
!7
|{{flagathlete|[[Quinty Ton]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
!8
|{{flagathlete|[[Christina Schweinberger]]|AUT}}
|{{UCI team code|FED|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
!9
|{{flagathlete|[[Soraya Paladin]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|-
!10
|{{flagathlete|[[Elisa Longo Borghini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|TFS|2023}}
|<nowiki>+ 11"</nowiki>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.omloophetnieuwsblad.be/en}}

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