Diamond Tour

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Diamond Tour
Race details
DateJune
Region Belgium
Discipline Road
Web site flandersdiamondtour.be OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2014 (2014)
Editions9 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL)
Most winsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jolien D'Hoore  (BEL)(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julie De Wilde  (BEL)

The Spar Flanders Diamond Tour is a women's professional one-day road bicycle race held in Belgium. It is currently rated by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) as a 1.1 race, after originally debuting as a 1.2 race. [1]

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Past winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2014 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jolien D'Hoore Lotto–Belisol Ladies
2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jolien D'Hoore Wiggle–Honda
2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jolien D'Hoore Wiggle High5
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Nina Kessler Team Hitec Products
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Janine van der Meer Health Mate–Cyclelive Team
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lorena Wiebes Parkhotel Valkenburg
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium [2]
2021 [3] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Lorena Wiebes Team DSM
2022 [4] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Chiara Consonni Valcar–Travel & Service
2023Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Julie De Wilde Fenix–Deceuninck
2024 [5] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Chiara Consonni UAE Team ADQ

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