GP Stad Vilvoorde
Appearance
Race details | |
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Date | April |
Region | Flemish Brabant, Belgium |
English name | Grand Prix of the City of Vilvoorde |
Local name(s) | Grote Prijs Stad Vilvoorde (in Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1931 |
Editions | 84 (as of 2019) |
First winner | Edward Huygens (BEL) |
Most wins |
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Most recent | Gerry Druyts (BEL) |
The GP Stad Vilvoorde is a single-day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian city of Vilvoorde. The race was first organized in 1931.[1][2]
The race was Eddy Merckx's first professional win, with his victory in the 1965 edition.[3]
Winners
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "GP Stad Vilvoorde". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "GP Stad Vilvoorde". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Vilvoorde, a town of cycling fans". onthewheelofeddymerckx.be. Retrieved 7 September 2021.