Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 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
Winners amateur and junior races
| Year | Amateurs | Juniors |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Karel De Baere | No race |
| 1945 | No race | |
| 1946 | ||
| 1947 | Henri Van Kerckhove | |
| 1948 | No race | |
| 1949 | Boudewijn De Vos | |
| 1950 | Pierre Gosselin | |
| 1951 | Gilbert Verkaemer | |
| 1952 | Rik Van Looy | |
| 1953 | Victor Wartel | |
| 1954 | No race | |
| 1955 | Maurice Meuleman | |
| 1956 | Kamiel Buysse | |
| 1957 | Frans De Mulder | |
| 1958 | Frans Melckenbeek | |
| 1959 | Gilbert Maes | |
| 1960 | No race | |
| 1961 | ||
| 1962 | ||
| 1963 | Noël De Pauw | |
| 1964 | Jules Marinus | |
| 1965 | Antoon Houbrechts | |
| 1966 | Roger Rosiers | |
| 1967 | Robert Legein | |
| 1968 | Roland Callewaert | |
| 1969 | Jean-Pierre Monseré | |
| 1970 | Tony Gakens | |
| 1971 | Andre Peirsman | |
| 1972 | Erik Van Lent | |
| 1973 | Andre Coppens | |
| 1974 | Marc Renier | |
| 1975 | Etienne Van Der Helst | |
| 1976 | Rudy Colman | |
| 1977 | Daniel Wilems | |
| 1978 | Hendrik Caethoven | |
| 1979 | Eddy Coopmans | Ludo Adriaensen |
| 1980 | Eddy Planckaert | No race |
| 1981 | Francis Balhan | |
| 1982 | Eric Vanderaerden | |
| 1983 | Luc Andre | |
| 1984 | Roger Ilegems | |
| 1985 | Marc Sprengels | |
| 1986 | Benjamin Van Itterbeeck | |
| 1987 | Peter Huyge | Daniel Verelst |
| 1988 | Danny Lippens | Danny Daelman |
| 1989 | Luc Heuvelmans | Kurt Van Bulck |
| 1990 | Peter Farazijn | Gert Vanderaerden |
| 1991 | Jan Van Donink | Geert Verdeyen |
| 1992 | Eric Gijsemans | No race |
| 1993 | Jacques Landry | Wesley Theunis |
| 1994 | Sebastian Van Den Abeele | Karel Vereecke |
| 1995 | Johan De Geyter | Tim De Peuter |
| 1996 | Geert Omloop | Johan Olbrechts |
| 1997 | Björn Leukemans | Bart Mariën |
| 1998 | Stefan Van Dijk | Tom Braem |
| 1999 | Steven Tack | Kurt Van Bulck |
| 2000 | Fulco van Gulik | No race |
| 2001 | No race | Stanislav Belov |
| 2002 | Hans Dekkers | Ingmar De Poortere |
| 2003 | Kenny van Hummel | Rick Fransen |
| 2004 | Michiel Elijzen | Cornelius Van Ooijen |
| 2005 | Evert Verbist | Timofey Kritsky |
| 2006 | Bjorn Coomans | Jochen Engelen |
| 2007 | Simas Kondrotas | Stijn Steels |
| 2008 | No race | Yoeri Havik |
| 2009 | Gert Lodewijks | |
| 2010 | Maarten van Trijp | |
| 2011 | Boris Vallee | |
| 2012 | Aimé De Gendt | |
| 2013 | Mitchell Cornelisse | |
| 2014 | Kasper Andersen | |
| 2015 | Bram Welten | |
| 2016 | Gerben Thijssen | |
| 2017 | Tim Bierkens | |
| 2018 | Jarne Van Grieken | |
| 2019 | Hidde van Veenendaal |
References
- ^ "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.