Race details | |
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Date | July |
Region | Flanders |
English name | The Three Sister Cities |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1919 |
Editions | 60 |
Final edition | 2012 |
First winner | Alfons Spiessens (BEL) |
Most wins | Peter Van Hoof (BEL)(3 wins) |
Final winner | Daniel McLay (GBR) |
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