Heusden Koers
Appearance
Race details | |
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Date | Mid August |
Region | Flanders, Belgium |
English name | Heusden Koers |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day race |
Web site | www |
Men's history | |
First edition | 1929 |
Editions | 72 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Alfred Hamerlinck (BEL) |
Most wins | Dirk Heirweg (BEL) Kenny Dehaes (BEL) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Harry Tanfield (GBR) |
Heusden Koers is a road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1929.[1] The race has Heusden (East Flanders) as both start and finish place.[2] The riders complete several laps through the area, ultimately competing for victory in local rounds.[3] The event attracts between 20,000 and 30,000 spectators each edition.[4]
Men's Race Winners
[edit]Books
[edit]- Heusdenkoers – het Wereldkampioenschap der Kermiskoersen by Stefaan van Laere in 2018, Partizaan, 176 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789492007490
References
[edit]- ^ "Heusden Koers". FirstCycling.com. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Heusden Koers". wvcycling.com. 24 September 2023.
- ^ "HEUSDENKOERS". heusdenkoers.be (in Dutch). 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Heusdenkoers lokt recordaantal toeschouwers: "Er stonden zo'n 30.000 supporters langs het parcours"". VRT (in Dutch). 16 August 2023.