Omloop der drie Provinciën
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May, June, July |
| Region | Brussels-Capital Region, Flanders (Belgium) |
| English name | Circuit of 3 Provinces |
| Local name(s) | Omloop der drie Provinciën (in Dutch), Circuit des 3 Provinces (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 |
| Editions | 35 |
| Final edition | 1982 |
| First winner | Valère Olivier (BEL) |
| Final winner | Jean Van Der Stappen (BEL) |
The Omloop der drie Provinciën was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1982.[1]
The course, variating between 185 and 225 km always ended in Avelgem, West Flanders.[2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen, Briek Schotte and Walter Godefroot.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Valère Olivier | Albert Sercu | Roger Cnockaert |
| 1948 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Lode Anthonis | Jozef Van der Helst |
| 1949 | Maurice Van Herzele | Georges Desplenter | Lucien Vlaemynck |
| 1950 | Maurice Blomme | Arthur Mommerency | Emmanuel Thoma |
| 1951 | Albert Ramon | Karel De Baere | André Pieters |
| 1952 | Marcel Dierckens | Roger Decorte | Odiel Van den Meerschaut |
| 1953 | Jozef Lefevre | Arthur Mommerency | Gérard Buyl |
| 1954 | Briek Schotte | André Blomme | Karel De Baere |
| 1955 | Henri Denys | Buddy Demunster | Lionel Van Brabant |
| 1956 | Karel Clerckx | Ernest Sterckx | Marcel Ryckaert |
| 1957 | Joseph Hoevenaers | René Van Meenen | René Mertens |
| 1958 | Marcel Buys | Léopold Rosseel | Marcel Janssens |
| 1959 | Jozef Schils | Michel Van Aerde | Pieter Van der Plaetsen |
| 1960 | Julien Schepens | Frans Aerenhouts | Marcel Buys |
| 1961 | Michel Van Aerde | Gustaaf De Smet | Roger Vindevogel |
| 1962 | Gilbert Desmet | Joseph Verachtert | Rik Luyten |
| 1963 | Arthur Decabooter | Willy Raes | Willy Bocklant |
| 1964 | Léon Van Daele | Etienne Vercauteren | Georges Vandenberghe |
| 1965 | Etienne Vercauteren | Léopold Van Den Neste | Julien Stevens |
| 1966 | Auguste Verhaegen | Paul Somers | Eric Demunster |
| 1967 | Frans Brands | Joseph Mathy | Julien Stevens |
| 1968 | Wim Dubois | Julien Stevens | Herman Vrijders |
| 1970 | Noël Vantyghem | Erik De Vlaeminck | Georges Vandenberghe |
| 1971 | Eddy Goossens | Georges Vandenberghe | Fernand Hermie |
| 1972 | Arthur Van De Vijver | Jacques Zwaenepoel | Richard Bukacki |
| 1973 | Walter Godefroot | Alfons De Bal | Willy De Geest |
| 1974 | Lieven Malfait | Lucien De Brauwere | Marcel Omloop |
| 1975 | Dirk Baert | Serge Vandaele | Willy Van Malderghem |
| 1976 | Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck | Jan Raas | Geert Malfait |
| 1977 | Jozef Jacobs | Eric Van de Wiele | Walter Planckaert |
| 1978 | Eric Jaques | Alfons De Bal | Frans Van Looy |
| 1979 | Rudy Colman | Adrianus Schipper | Gery Verlinden |
| 1980 | Marc Demeyer | Pol Verschuere | Dirk Gilbert |
| 1981 | Alain Van Hoornweder | Marc Goossens | Johnny De Nul |
| 1982 | Jean Van Der Stappen | Dirk Baert | Ad Oprins |
| 2017 | Kopecky Tomas | Klevjer Kristian | Rose-David Louis |
| 2018 | Wessel Krul | Edo Maas | Lennert Cappan |
| 2019 | Olav Kooij | Alex Vandenbulcke | Witse Meeusen |
| 2022 | Senne Sentjens | Artem Shmidt | Kay De Bruyckere |
References
- ^ "Circuit des 3 provinces (Bel) – Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Circuit des 3 Provinces". FirstCycling.com. 2022.