Race details | |
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Date | Late September |
Region | West Flanders, Belgium |
Local name(s) | Omloop van het Houtland (in Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1945 |
Editions | 78 (as of 2024) |
First winner | André Maelbrancke (BEL) |
Most wins | 3 riders with 3 wins |
Most recent | 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]
In 2002 it was held as the first stage of Circuit Franco-Belge. [4]
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