Race details | |
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Date | March, April, May, June, September |
Region | Flanders, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
English name | Circuit of the Flemish regions |
Local name(s) | Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten (Dutch), Circuit des régions flamandes (French) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1928 |
Editions | 41 |
Final edition | 1972 |
First winner | Jules Van Hevel (BEL) |
Most wins | Louis Hardiquest (BEL) (2 wins) |
Final winner | Raf Hooyberghs (BEL) |
The Omloop der Vlaamse gewesten was a men's cycling race of which the original format was organized for the last time in 1972. [1] The race was run in variating Flemish provinces or Brussels. [2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen, Briek Schotte and Rik Van Looy. [3]
In overlapping years and afterwards, races with the same name were also organized for amateur [4] [5] and junior cyclists. [6] The final editions were held in Wuustwezel, Antwerp. [7]
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