Race details | |
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Date | Late August |
Region | East Flanders, Belgium |
English name | Egmont Cycling Race |
Local name(s) | Egmont Cycling Race (in Dutch) |
Nickname(s) | Tistaertprijs |
Discipline | Road race |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | Zottegemse Wielerclub |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1934 |
Editions | 87 (as of 2023) |
First winner | André Verlinden (BEL) |
Most wins | Maurice Blomme (BEL)(3 wins) |
Most recent | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) |
History (women) | |
First winner | Heidi Franz (USA) |
Most wins | (No repeat winners) |
Most recent | Lieke Nooijen (NED) |
Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [1]
The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 and 1998 it was called 'Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem'. In 1999 it changed to 'G.P. Zottegem – Tistaertprijs'. In 2002 'Tistaertprijs' disappeared in the name. It was called GP Stad Zottegem until 2020. [2] Since 2020 the organization continued under the name 'Egmont Cycling Race'. [3]
A women's edition of the race has been held since 2023, and is rated as a category 1.2 UCI event. [4]
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2023 | United States | Heidi Franz | DNA Pro Cycling |
2024 | Netherlands | Lieke Nooijen | Visma–Lease a Bike |
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