Race details | |
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Date | May, June |
Region | Flanders, Belgium |
English name | Circuit of East Flanders |
Local name(s) | Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen (Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1945 |
Editions | 35 |
Final edition | 1979 |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() ![]() (2 wins) |
Final winner | ![]() |
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The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy, Walter Godefroot and Herman Van Springel. [2]
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