Waregem, sometimes known as Waereghem, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Leie, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the arrondissement of Kortrijk and comprises the towns of Beveren, Desselgem, Sint-Eloois-Vijve and Waregem proper. On January 1, 2019, Waregem had a total population of 38,260. The total area is 44.34 km² which gives a population density of 863 inhabitants per km².
Alberic "Briek" Schotte was a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek".
Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. From 2005 to 2015, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, and starting in 2016 it was upgraded to a 1.HC event. In 2020, the race became part of the UCI ProSeries. The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who was born in Nokere. Only seven cyclists not born in Belgium or the Netherlands have won this semi classic. There was no edition in 2013 due to bad winter weather.
Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp, West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Maurice Blomme was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1950, Blomme was the winner of the 12th stage of the 1950 Tour de France.
Julien Vermote is a Belgian professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
Lotte Kopecky is a Belgian road and track racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime, and the 2023 UCI Elite Women's World Road Race Champion. She is a multiple world champion on the track, having won six gold medals across four UCI Track Cycling World Championships; she won the madison in 2017 and 2022, the points race in 2021 and 2023, and the elimination race in 2022 and 2023.
Yves Lampaert is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.
Tom Van Asbroeck is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech. He was previously a member of the Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise team, between 2012 and 2014. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
Hugo Hofstetter is a French cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Israel–Premier Tech. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France. He finished in the top 10 of five stages during the race, including the final stage on the Champs-Élysées.
Maximilian Richard "Max" Walscheid is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Cofidis.
Tim Merlier is a Belgian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Soudal–Quick-Step.
Daria Pikulik is a Polish professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Human Powered Health. She won a silver medal at the 2024 Olympic Games and a bronze medal at the 2020 Cycling World Championships. She also rode in the women's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Her sister, Wiktoria, is also a professional cyclist.
Lorena Wiebes is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team SD Worx–Protime. She rode for Parkhotel Valkenburg in the women's team time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. She won the gold medal in road cycling at the 2019 European Games, beating her compatriot Marianne Vos in the sprint for the line. In May 2022, Wiebes won all three stages of the RideLondon Classique. In July 2022, she won the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes.
Simone Boilard is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility. She signed to ride for the UCI Women's Team Virginia's Blue Ridge–TWENTY24 for the 2019 women's road cycling season.
The 2022 Danilith Nokere Koerse was the 76th edition of the Nokere Koerse one-day road cycling race. It was held on 16 March 2022 as a category 1.Pro race on the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendar.
Julie De Wilde is a Belgian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Team Fenix–Deceuninck in road cycling, and in cyclo-cross for UCI Cyclo-cross team IKO–Crelan.
Marthe Truyen is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's World Team Fenix–Deceuninck.
Mylène de Zoete is a Dutch professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling. She won a bronze medal in the elimination race at the 2022 UEC European Track Championships.
Sofie van Rooijen is a Dutch racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam. In 2024, she took four wins including the Omloop van Borsele and the Konvert Koerse.
Julie De Wilde (BEL)
Sofie van Rooijen (NED)
