Omloop van de Grensstreek (Ledegem)

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Omloop van de Grensstreek
Race details
DateMarch, May, June
English nameCircuit of the border region
Local name(s)Circuit des régions frontières (in French), Omloop van de grensstreek (in Dutch)
Discipline Road
History
First edition1969 (1969)
Editions15
Final edition1983
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Looy  (BEL)
Final winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luc Colijn  (BEL)

The Circuit of the Border Region was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1983. The start and finish place was Ledegem (West Flanders, Belgium) [1]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy, Patrick Sercu and Roger De Vlaeminck. [2]

Jean-Pierre Monsere during the Omloop van de Grensstreek in Ledegem, 1970 Jean-Pierre Monsere tijdens de Omloop van de Grensstreek, Ledegem, 1970, Maurice Terryn (NEGT0167016 - collectie KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport).jpg
Jean-Pierre Monseré during the Omloop van de Grensstreek in Ledegem, 1970

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1969 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Looy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Victor Nuelant Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Urbain De Brauwer
1970 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pol Mahieu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Pierre Monseré Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joop Zoetemelk
1971 Flag of France.svg Jacky Mourioux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herman Vrijders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maurice Eyers
1972 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ghislain Van Landeghem Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raphaël Van Bruane Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herman Van Springel
1973 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Noël Van Clooster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy De Geest Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Maertens
1974 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joseph Jacobs Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tino Tabak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Piet Van Katwijk
1975 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc Leman Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herman Vrijders
1976 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ludo Van Stayen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Maertens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Walter Nagels
1977 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric Jacques Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric Van De Wiele Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Etienne Van Der Helst
1978 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Sercu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny De Nul Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dirk Heirweg
1979 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Lefevere Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herman Van Springel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ferdi Van Den Haute
1980 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joseph Van De Poel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger Rosiers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric Van De Wiele
1981 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger De Vlaeminck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Willems Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alfons De Wolf
1982 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dirk Heirweg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Langerijs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Patrick Vermeulen
1983 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc Colijn Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joseph Van De Poel Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Van Der Velde

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References

  1. "Circuit des régions frontières / Ledegem (Bel) – Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Omloop der Grensstreek (Ledegem)". FirstCycling.com. 2022.