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Race details | |
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Date | Late August |
Region | Overijse, Belgium |
English name | Druivenkoers Overijse |
Local name(s) | Druivenkoers Overijse (in Dutch) |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1961 |
Editions | 64 (as of 2024) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() (4 wins) |
Most recent | ![]() |
Druivenkoers Overijse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Overijse, Belgium. [1] Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [2]
The record of victories (4) belongs to Roger De Vlaeminck and Björn Leukemans. [3]
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