Race details | |
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Date | July |
Region | Flanders |
English name | Grand Prix Stad Geel |
Local name(s) | Grote Prijs van de Stad Geel |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1996 |
Editions | 18 (as of 2013) |
Final edition | 2013 |
First winner | Geert Omloop (BEL) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Final winner | Yves Lampaert (BEL) |
The Grote Prijs Stad Geel was a one-day road cycling race held annually in the province of Antwerp, Belgium. It was organized by the municipality of Geel. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 from 2010 until its final edition in 2013. [1]
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