Race details | |
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Region | Flemish Region |
English name | Grand Prix Raymond Impanis |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1982 |
Editions | 13 |
Final edition | 1994 |
First winner | Willem Peeters (BEL) |
Most wins | Wiebren Veenstra (NED) (2 wins) |
Final winner | Carlo Bomans (BEL) |
The Grote Prijs Raymond Impanis was a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium from 1982 until 1994. [1] The race took place between Kampenhout and Sint-Niklaas in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
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