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 (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. The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen, Briek Schotte and Rik Van Looy.
In overlapping years and afterwards, races with the same name were also organized for amateur and junior cyclists. The final editions were held in Wuustwezel, Antwerp.
Winners
Winners amateur and junior races
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.