Belgium Tour

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Lotto Belgium Tour
2019 LottoBelgiumTour Podium jerseys.jpg
Podium & jersey winners in 2019: Rivera, Cordon-Ragot, De Vuyst, Kröger, Lippert and Kopecky
Race details
DateSeptember
Region Belgium
Local name(s)Ronde van België
CompetitionUCI 2.1 Elite Woman
TypeStage Race
OrganiserVzw Belgium Ladies Cycling
Race directorPatrick Dries
Web site www.lottobelgiumtour.be OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2012 (2012)
Editions10 (as of 2022)
First winnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
Most winsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Annemiek van Vleuten  (NED)
(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Poland.svg  Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka  (POL)

The Lotto Belgium Tour is an elite women's professional road bicycle stage race, held in Belgium since 2012. [1]

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In the first year the tour consisted of three stages and grew with a team time trial to four stages in 2013.

The organisation is Vzw Belgium Ladies Cycling.

Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ellen van Dijk Team Specialized–lululemon
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ellen van Dijk Specialized–lululemon
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten Rabo–Liv
2015 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Emma Johansson Orica–AIS
2016 [2] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands (national team)
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Anouska Koster WM3 Pro Cycling
2018 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Liane Lippert Germany (national team)
2019 [3] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mieke Kröger Germany (national team)
2020No race due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 [4] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lotte Kopecky Liv Racing
2022 [1] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka Poland (national team)
2023No race due to lack of funding [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lotto Belgium Tour". UCI. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. "Lotto Belgium Tour 2016: Stage 3 Results". cyclingnews.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Lotto Belgium Tour: Rivera wins final stage in Geraardsbergen" . Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. "Lotto Belgium Tour: Kopecky takes final stage and GC title". cyclingnews.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. "Lotto Belgium Tour cancelled a week before due to start". Cycling News. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.