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Race details | |
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Date | Late August-Early September |
Region | Flanders, Belgium |
Local name(s) | Schaal Sels-Merksem (in Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1921 |
Editions | 95 (as of 2023) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() |
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