Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

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Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
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Race details
DateEarly March
RegionWest Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)Dwars door West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day race
Web site www.3dwvl.be OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1945 (1945)
Editions72 (as of 2018)
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marcel Kint  (BEL)
Most winsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf De Smet  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Patrick Sercu  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wilfried Peeters  (BEL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Erik Dekker  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Niko Eeckhout  (BEL)
(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of France.svg  Rémi Cavagna  (FRA)

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders. [1]

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History

The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (English: Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day race. It remained like that until 1999, when it became a two-day stage race and was renamed Guldensporentweedaagse. In 2003 it was extended to three days and became known as the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (English: Three Days of West Flanders), and held on to this format until 2016. It was also known as the Johan Museeuw Classic. From 2006 to 2016 the race was organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Since 2017 the race morphed into a one-day event again and was rebranded Dwars door West-Vlaanderen; initially as a 1.1 event of the UCI Europe Tour but with the aim of becoming a 1.HC event in the near future. [2]

However, due to a shortage of volunteers for a race of this size, the organizers decided to cancel the event in 2018. [3]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1945Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marcel Kint Mercier–Hutchinson
1946Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Joseph Somers (cyclist) Rochet–Dunlop
1947Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Michel Remue Alcyon–Dunlop
1948Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Raymond Impanis Alcyon–Dunlop
1949Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Norbert Callens Mercier–Hutchinson
1950Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arseen Ryckaert De Walsche Sport
1951Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Valeer Ollivier Bertin
1952Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kwik Van Kerckhove Mercier–Hutchinson
1953Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marcel Dierckens Dossche Sport
1954Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Maurice Blomme Bertin–d'Alessandro
1955Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium René Mertens Groene Leeuw
1956Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Frans Van Looveren Carpano–Coppi
1957Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Noël Foré Groene Leeuw
1958Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Cyriel Vanbossel Carpano
1959Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Daniël Denys Groene Leeuw
1960Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Florent Vanpollaert Pelforth 43–Carlier
1961Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gabriël Borra Alcyon
1962Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Staf Vanvaerenbergh Liberia–Grammont–Wolber
1963Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gustaaf De Smet Groene Leeuw
1964Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lucien Gaelens Labo–Dr. Mann
1965Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bernard Van De Kerckhove Solo–Superia
1966Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Noël Vanclooster Mann–Grundig
1967Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gustaaf De Smet Groene Leeuw
1968Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Willy Vanneste Mann–Grundig
1969Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eric De Vlaeminck Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger
1970No race
1971Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eric Leman Flandria–Mars
1972Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tino Tabak Goudsmit–Hoff
1973Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Frans Verbeeck Watney–Maes
1974Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Patrick Sercu Brooklyn
1975Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Patrick Sercu Brooklyn
1976Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Chris De Buysschere Carlos
1977Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Herman Beyssens Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni
1978Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Leo Van Thielen Safir–Beyers–Ludo
1979Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Piet Van Katwijk TI–Raleigh
1980Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Wellens Eurobouw
1981Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ferdi Vandenhaute La Redoute–Motobécane
1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dirk Heirweg Maufroy–Moser
1983Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ludo Peeters TI–Raleigh
1984Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium William Tackaert Fangio–Ecoturbo
1985Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Hans Daams Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko
1986Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jos Lieckens Lotto–Emerxil–Merckx
1987Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Franky Van Oyen Sigma
1988Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Michel Cornelisse Superconfex–Yoko
1989Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Luc Colijn Humo–TW Rock
1990Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dirk Demol Lotto–Superclub
1991Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Hendrik Redant Lotto
1992Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Nico Verhoeven PDM–Concorde
1993Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Collstrop–Assur Carpets
1994Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bo Hamburger TVM–Bison kit
1995Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Museeuw Mapei–GB–Latexco
1996Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Wilfried Peeters Mapei–GB
1997Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Leon Van Bon Rabobank
1998Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jesper Skibby home–Jack & Jones
1999Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Wilfried Peeters Mapei–Quick-Step
2000Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Servais Knaven Lotto–Adecco
2001Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Erik Dekker Rabobank
2002Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Erik Dekker Rabobank
2003Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Jaan Kirsipuu AG2R Prévoyance
2004Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Robert Bartko Rabobank
2005No race
2006Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2007Flag of France.svg  France Jimmy Casper Unibet.com
2008Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bobbie Traksel P3 Transfer–Batavus
2009Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil
2010Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jens Keukeleire Cofidis
2011Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Jesse Sergent Team RadioShack
2012Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Julien Vermote Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kristof Vandewalle Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2014Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Gert Jõeäär Cofidis
2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Yves Lampaert Etixx–Quick-Step
2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sean De Bie Lotto–Soudal
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jos van Emden LottoNL–Jumbo
2018 Flag of France.svg  France Rémi Cavagna Quick-Step Floors

References

  1. "Dwars West-Vlaanderen". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. "Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen wordt eendagskoers". sporza.be. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. "Dwars door West-Vlaanderen houdt er mee op". focus-wtv.be (in Dutch). 24 May 2018.