Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ladies' race stopped as rider gets men's race

A lofty ladies' one-day race in Belgium was incidentally ended after breakaway pioneer Nicole Hanselmann nearly got the men's race.

The Omloop Het Nieuwsblad race denotes the beginning of the 'cobbled works of art's season and is a UCI World Tour occasion.

The men's race began 10 minutes before the ladies however Bigla Pro rider Hanselmann was getting the back of the men's help vehicles after 35km.

Coordinators "killed" the ladies' race to make a hole between the races.

Swiss rider Hanselmann, who assaulted after seven kilometers and had opened a lead of around two minutes, was quit, permitting the peloton to get her.

At the point when the 123km race from Gent to Ninove, which highlighted five cobbled divisions, was restarted, Hanselmann was permitted to fabricate favorable position before the peloton was discharged.

Notwithstanding, the previous Swiss national boss was before long gotten and in the long run completed in 74th spot, with Chantal Blaak taking the title that Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won in 2016.

Hannah Barnes was the principal British rider over the line, completing 28th, 69 seconds behind Dutch rider Blaak.

"May the other ladies and me were excessively quick or the men excessively moderate," kidded Hanselmann on Instagram after the race.

Addressing Cycling News, she stated: "We came excessively near the men's so we needed to get an impartial time hole again so it was somewhat miserable for me since I was in a decent temperament and when the group sees you ceasing, they simply inspire another inspiration to get you.

"We could simply observe the ambulances of the men's race. I think we halted for five or seven minutes and after that it just kills your odds."

The men's race was won by Czech rider Zdenek Stybar. Ian Stannard, who won the race in 2014 and 2015, was the best set British rider in 26th, very nearly two minutes untied.