Omloop van het Houtland

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Omloop van het Houtland
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Race details
DateLate September
Region West Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)Omloop van het Houtland (in Dutch)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web site www.omloopvanhethoutland.be OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1945 (1945)
Editions78 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Maelbrancke  (BEL)
Most wins3 riders with 3 wins
Most recentFlag of Germany.svg  Max Walscheid  (GER)

Omloop van het Houtland ("Circuit of Houtland") is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium. [1] Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [2] [3]

Contents

In 2002 it was held as the first stage of Circuit Franco-Belge. [4]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1945Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium André Maelbrancke Mercier–Hutchinson
1946Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Roger De Corte Métropole–Hutchinson
1947Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Adolf Verschueren Mercier–Hutchinson
1948Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Albert Anutschin Arliguie–Hutchinson
1949Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium André Pieters Arliguie–Hutchinson
1950Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium André Maelbrancke Starnord–Wolber
1951Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium André Maelbrancke Garin–Wolber
1952Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Valère Ollivier Bertin–D'Alessandro
1953Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arthur Mommerency Devos Sport
1954Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lucien Victor individual
1955Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Roger De Corte Groene Leeuw
1956Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Léon Van Daele Bertin–Huret
1957Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Faema–Guerra
1958Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Faema–Guerra
1959Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arthur De Cabooter Groene Leeuw–Sinalco-SAS
1960Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Mies Stolker Helyett–Leroux
1961Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Roland Aper Bertin–L'Avenir
1962Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Norbert Kerckhove Dr. Mann–Labo
1963Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Robert Vandecaveye Faema–Flandria
1964Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Arthur De Cabooter Solo–Superia
1965Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
1966Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Walter Boucquet
1967Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jan Boonen
1968Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Walter Boucquet
1969Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Noël Van Clooster
1970Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
1971Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium André Dierickx
1972Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Patrick Sercu
1973Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marc Lievens
1974Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Willy Planckaert
1975Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eddy Cael
1976Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lieven Malfait
1977Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marc Demeyer
1978Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Herman Van Springel
1979Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Alain De Roo
1980Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Walter Planckaert
1981Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Rudy Pevenage
1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eddy Vanhaerens
1983Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ronny Vanmarcke
1984Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ludo Frijns
1985Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Yvan Lamote
1986Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Willem Wijnant
1987Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Hendrik Redant
1988Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Danny Janssens
1989Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jan Bogaert
1990Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Museeuw
1991Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Didier Priem
1992Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Devos
1993Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Danny Daelman
1994Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Etienne De Wilde
1995Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jans Koerts
1996Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Capiot
1997Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Robbie Vandaele
1998Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Etienne De Wilde
1999Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Etienne De Wilde
2000Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Nico Eeckhout Palmans–Ideal
2001Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Geert Omloop Collstrop–Palmans
2002Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kevin Hulsmans Mapei
2003Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Geert Omloop Palmans–Collstrop
2004Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bert Dewaele Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
2005Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Kevin Van Impe Chocolade Jacques
2006Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Artur Gajek Team Wiesenhof
2007Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Steven de Jongh Quick-Step–Innergetic
2008Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Martin Pedersen Team GLS
2009Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Graeme Brown Rabobank
2010Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Stefan van Dijk Verandas Willems
2011Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Quick-Step
2012Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marcel Kittel Argos–Shimano
2013Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Marcel Kittel Argos–Shimano
2014Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jens Debusschere Lotto–Soudal
2016No race
2017Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tom Devriendt Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2018Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jonas van Genechten Vital Concept
2019Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Max Walscheid Team Sunweb
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Taco van der Hoorn Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
2022Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jasper Philipsen Alpecin–Deceuninck
2023Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gerben Thijssen Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
2024Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Max Walscheid Team Jayco–AlUla

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References

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