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 | 96 (as of 2024) |
First winner | René Vermandel (BEL) |
Most wins | Steven de Jongh (NED) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Floris Van Tricht (BEL) |
Schaal Sels is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. [1] Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [2]
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2019 | Belgium | Lotte Kopecky | Lotto–Soudal Ladies | |
2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium | |||
2021 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium | |||
2022 | Italy | Eleonora Gasparrini | Valcar–Travel & Service | |
2023 | Belgium | Lotte Kopecky | SD Worx | |
2024 | Belgium | Sanne Cant | Fenix–Deceuninck |
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