Omloop van het Waasland
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| Race details | |
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| Date | March |
| Region | Waasland, Belgium |
| English name | Tour of Waasland |
| Local name(s) | Omloop van het Waasland |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | National calendar |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 58 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Martin Van Ginneken (NED) |
| Most wins |  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Samuel Leroux (FRA) |
Omloop van het Waasland ("Circuit of Waasland") is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland. From 2005 to 2016, it was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour before being moved to the national calendar. In 2024, the race returned to the UCI Europe Tour.
It is also known for being the last professional cycling race in which Eddy Merckx took part before retiring in 1978.
