Race details | |
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Date | Mid-October |
Region | Flanders, Belgium |
Local name(s) | Nationale Sluitingprijs (in Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition |
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Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1929 |
Editions | 88 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Alexander Maes (1901) (BEL) |
Most wins | Frans Van Looy (BEL) Adri van der Poel (NED) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Coen Vermeltfoort (NED) |
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