Race details | |
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Date | August |
Region | Herentals, Belgium |
Discipline | Road |
History | |
First edition | 2022 |
Editions | 3 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Eline van Rooijen (NED) |
Most recent | Scarlett Souren (NED) |
The Grote Prijs Yvonne Reynders is an elite women's professional one-day road bicycle race held annually in Herentals, Belgium. The event was first held in 2022, but was cut short that year due to poor weather. It is currently rated by the UCI as a 1.1 category race, upgrading from 1.2 status in 2024. [1]
The race is named for former professional cyclist Yvonne Reynders.
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2022 | No race due to Cut short after 2 laps of the course due to flooding and heavy rain. | |||
2023 | Netherlands | Eline van Rooijen | AG Insurance–NXTG U23 Team | |
2024 [2] | Netherlands | Scarlett Souren | VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam |
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