Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
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Race details | |
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Date | March, April, May, June, September |
Region | Flanders, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
English name | Circuit of the Flemish regions |
Local name(s) | Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten (Dutch), Circuit des régions flamandes (French) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1928 |
Editions | 41 |
Final edition | 1972 |
First winner | Jules Van Hevel (BEL) |
Most wins | Louis Hardiquest (BEL) (2 wins) |
Final winner | Raf Hooyberghs (BEL) |
The Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten was a men's cycling race of which the original format was organized for the last time in 1972.[1] The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels.[2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen, Briek Schotte and Rik Van Looy.[3]
In overlapping years and afterwards, races with the same name were also organized for amateur[4][5] and junior cyclists.[6] The final editions were held in Wuustwezel, Antwerp.[7]
Winners
[edit]Winners amateur and junior races
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Circuit des régions flamandes (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten". dewielersite.net (in Dutch). 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
- ^ "Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten, Amateurs". dewielersite.net (in Dutch). 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten - Am". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
- ^ "Wuustwezel, Junioren Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten". dewielersite.net (in Dutch). 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Geen Omloop van de Vlaamse Gewesten: "Organisatoren geven wel begin september een kermiskoers voor U19"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 6 June 2021.