Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen

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Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
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Race details
DateEarly September
Region Arendonk, Belgium
English nameMemorial Rik Van Steenbergen
Local name(s)Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (in Dutch)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web site www.memorialrikvansteenbergen.be OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1991 (1991)
Editions24 (as of 2022)
First winnerFlag of Germany.svg  Olaf Ludwig  (GER)
Most winsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Niko Eeckhout  (BEL)(4 wins)
Most recentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Merlier  (BEL)

Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Arendonk, Belgium. [1] The race, paying respect to the famous Belgian rider of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly gained importance and since 2005, it is a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was canceled in 2013 and again in 2014 because the organizers were unable to raise sufficient funding and subsequently disappeared permanently from the calendar before being revived for 2019. [2] In contrary to the previous editions, the race will now be held in Arendonk where before it was held in Aartselaar. [3]

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Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1991Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Olaf Ludwig Panasonic–Sportlife
1992Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Patrick Deneut Lotto
1993Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mario Cipollini GB–MG Maglificio
1994Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Team Polti
1995Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tom Steels Vlaanderen 2002–Eddy Merckx
1996Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jans Koerts Palmans
1997Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Andrei Tchmil Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
1998Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Ján Svorada Mapei–Bricobi
1999Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giuliano Figueras Mapei–Quick-Step
2000Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Lars Michaelsen Française des Jeux
2001Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Lotto–Adecco
2002Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Steffen Radochla Team Coast
2003Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Lotto–Domo
2004Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tom Boonen Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005Flag of France.svg  France Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R Prévoyance
2006Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2007Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Greg Van Avermaet Predictor–Lotto
2008Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gert Steegmans Quick-Step
2009Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Niko Eeckhout An Post–Sean Kelly Team
2010Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Michael Van Staeyen Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2011Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Kenny van Hummel Skil–Shimano
2012Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Theo Bos Rabobank
2013 to 2018No race due to insufficient funding
2019Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dries De Bondt Corendon–Circus
2020 to 2021No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
2022Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tim Merlier Alpecin–Deceuninck

See also


References

  1. "Mem. Van Steenbergen". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. "G.P Van Steenbergen (Bel) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. "Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen / Kempen Classic(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.