Omloop van de Westhoek

Omloop van de Westhoek
Race details
Date	March
Region	West Flanders
Discipline	Road
Type	One-day race
Web site	www.ddwvl.be/elite_vrouwen.php
History
First edition	1955 (men); 2018 (women);
Editions	Men: 55; Women: 2;
Final edition	2017 (men); 2021 (women);
First winner	Gabriel Borra (BEL)
Most wins	Nico Kuypers (BEL) (3 wins)
Final winner	Joren Touquet (BEL)
History (women)
First winner	Floortje Mackaij (NED)
Most wins	No repeat winners
Most recent	Christine Majerus (LUX)

The Omloop van de Westhoek is a one-day road cycling race held annually near Ichtegem, West Flanders, Belgium since 1955.^[1] After the death of cyclist Stive Vermaut in 2004, the official name of the race was changed to Omloop van de Westhoek-Memorial Stive Vermaut. A women's edition was held in 2018 as a UCI category 1.2 event and in 2021 as a 1.1 rated event.^[2] The men's race has not been held since 2017, and the women's has not been held since 2021.^[3]

Winners

Men

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1955	Gabriel Borra	Marcel Ongenae	Werner Vanhaecke
1956	Roger Beke	Willy Desmet	Roger Soenens
1957	Marcel Seynaeve	Hector Sabbe	Roger Beke
1958	Albert Daenekynt	Georges Van Maeckelberghe	F. Rousseau
1959–1960	No race
1961	Rom. De Gruyter	Yvan Covent	Léon Vergauwen
1962	Georges Vandenberghe
1963	Bernard Maertens	Willy Vanheste	Étienne Van Vlierberghe
1964	Guido Reybrouck	Étienne Mattheus	Camiel Vyncke
1965	Hubert Criel	Donaat Himpe	Rémi Van Vreckom
1966	Wim Dubois	Herman Decan	Robert Legein
1967	Jos Van Mechelen	Robert Legein	Gilbert Verlinde
1968	Cees Rentmeester	Pol Mahieu	Eddy Museeuw
1969	Roland Callewaert	Daniel Verplancke	M. Desmedt
1970	No race
1971	Gilbert Eeckhout	Gérard Olbe	Eddy Ronquetti
1972	Freddy Maertens	Michel Pollentier	Fons van Katwijk
1973	Bas Hordijk	Mich. Dragin	Lieven Malfait
1974	No race
1975	Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke	Gaby Minneboo	Ronny Bossant
1976	Eddy Vanhaerens	Toine van den Bunder	Wilfried Vyncke
1977	Toine van den Bunder	Frank Hoste	Bernard Huyghe
1978	Walter Schoonjans	Dirk Vermeersch	Freddy Tanghe
1979	Johan Denijs	Werner Devos	Bernard Huyghe
1980	Alain Van Hoornweder	Eric Borra	Christian Vannieuwenhuyse
1981	Johan Denijs	Hedwig Maes	Patrick Vanvyaene
1982	Eric Wuytack	Chris Capelle	Pieter Verhaeghe
1983	Patrick Verplancke	Gino Knockaert	Rudy Van Gheluwe
1984	Roger Lemmens	Peter Spaenhoven	Marc Versluys
1985	Jan Mattheus	Rudy De Keyzer	Jos Roovers
1986	Johan Museeuw	Peter Huyghe	Patrick Verplancke
No race
1988	Jan Mattheus	Reginald Vandamme	Walter De Veerman
1989	Reginald Vandamme	Geert De Buck	Stefaan Vermeersch
1990	Danny Nelissen	Willy Willems	Eric De Clercq
1991	Danny Daelman	Tom Steels	Niels Boogaard
1992	Sean Way	Danny Daelman	Danny Sleeckx
1993	Didier Priem	Stefaan Vermeersch	Roger Vaessen
1994	Frank Høj	Stefaan Vermeersch	Patrick Van Daele
1995	Danny Jonckheere	Yoeri Wandels	Pascal Lievens
1996	Jurgen Vermeersch	Jan Mattheus	Danny Jonckheere
1997	Pascal Lievens	Jan Mattheus	Jurgen Vermeersch
1998	Kurt Dewulf	Nico Strynckx	Sébastien Van den Abeele
1999	Mario Raes	Pascal Lievens	James Vanlandschoot
2000	Jurgen De Buysschere	Patrick Cocquyt	Steven De Champs
2001	Patrick Cocquyt	Igor Abakoumov	Lars Vantournhout
2002	Tim Lenaers	Patrick Cocquyt	Jurgen Deceuninck
2003	Nico Kuypers	Steven De Schamp	Jurgen Vermeersch
2004	Nico Kuypers	Jurgen Van Loocke	Mario Willems
2005	Nico Kuypers	Jarno Van Mingeroet	Gerdy Ververken
2006	Steven Vanden Bussche	Dirk Clarysse	Geert Vermoote
2007	Gerdy Ververken	Jonas Reybrouck	Nico Savat
2008	No race
2009	Joeri Clauwaert	Werner Vandromme	Stijn Minne
2010	Sven Jodts	Kevin Maene	Martijn Debaene
2011	Nielsen Raedt	Dries Depoorter	Thomas Ongena
2012	Jens Wallays	Brian van Goethem	Jo Maes
2013	Jens Wallays	Jo Maes	Nielsen Raedt
2014	Joeri Calleeuw	Michael Cools	Steven Caethoven
2015	Stijn Minne	Jan Logier	Gianni Marchand
2016	Jo Maes	Stijn Minne	Arjen Livyns
2017	Joren Touquet	Jens Vandenbogaerde	Johan Hemroulle

Women

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2018	Floortje Mackaij	Lorena Wiebes	Marjolein Van't Geloof
2019	Cancelled due to high winds
2020	Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021	Christine Majerus	Amy Pieters	Thalita de Jong

References

^ "Omloop van de Westhoek". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "Omloop van de Westhoek - Memorial Stive Vermaut(1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "Omloop van de Westhoek-Mem. Steve Vermaut". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[1] "Omloop van de Westhoek". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[2] "Omloop van de Westhoek - Memorial Stive Vermaut(1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[3] "Omloop van de Westhoek-Mem. Steve Vermaut". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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