February 26, 2005 – A cold day in Belgium today saw Quick.Step take a splendid one-two with Nick Nuyens soloing to victory after a 15km escape. His teammate Tom Boonen took the sprint for second over Rabo’s Steven De Jongh.

Results
1. Nick Nuyens (Bel) Quick.Step 5.17.43
2. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step 0.14
3. Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
4. Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques – T Interim
5. Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
6. Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
7. Roy Sentjens (Bel) Rabobank
8. Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel
9. Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
10. Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet – Colnago