Tour de Wallonie

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Tour de Wallonie
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Race details
DateLate July - Early August
Region Wallonia, Belgium
English nameTour of Wallonia
Local name(s)Tour de Wallonie (in French)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProSeries
TypeStage-race
Web site www.trworg.be/la-bataille-des-loups/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1974 (1974)
Editions51 (as of 2024)
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc Demets (BEL) [1]
Most winsFlag of East Germany.svg  Mario Kummer  (DDR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)
(2 wins)
Most recentFlag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA)

The Tour de Wallonie is a stage race cycling race on the UCI Europe Tour. It runs in Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium in the end of July. [2] Between 1974 and 1995 it was reserved to amateurs. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. [3] The race became part of the UCI ProSeries in 2020. [4]

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Tour de Wallonie 2023: the peloton passing in Filot Tour de Wallonie 2023 cote de Filot.jpg
Tour de Wallonie 2023: the peloton passing in Filot

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
1974Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Luc Demets
1975Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
1976Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pierre Leurquin
1977Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Alfons De Wolf
1978Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jo Maas
1979Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Ronny Van Holen
1980Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gerrit Van Gestel
1981Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Nico Edmonds
1982Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eric Vanderaerden
1983Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Tadeusz Krawczyk
1984Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Mario Kummer
1985Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Uwe Ampler
1986Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maurizio Fondriest
1987Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Mario Kummer
1988Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Joost Van Adrichem
1989Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Johan Verstrepen
1990Flag of France.svg  France Pascal Chanteur
1991Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Abraham Olano
1992Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lars Teutenberg
1993Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mauro Bettin
1994Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Joona Laukka
1995Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paolo Valoti
1996 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Thomas Fleischer Lotto
1997 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Thierry Marichal Cédico
1998 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Frank Vandenbroucke Mapei–Bricobi
1999 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Mikael Kyneb home–Jack & Jones
2000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Axel Merckx Mapei–Quick-Step
2001 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Glenn D'Hollander Lotto–Adecco
2002 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Paolo Bettini Mapei–Quick-Step
2003 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Julian Dean CSC–Tiscali
2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gerben Löwik Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf
2005 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luca Celli Barloworld
2006 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fabrizio Guidi Phonak
2007 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Borut Božič Team LPR
2008 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sergei Ivanov Astana
2009 Flag of France.svg  France Julien El Fares Cofidis
2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Russell Downing Team Sky
2011 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team
2012 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giacomo Nizzolo RadioShack–Nissan
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team
2014 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gianni Meersman Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Niki Terpstra Etixx–Quick-Step
2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dries Devenyns IAM Cycling
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team
2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Tim Wellens Lotto–Soudal
2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Loïc Vliegen Wanty–Gobert
2020 Flag of France.svg  France Arnaud Démare Groupama–FDJ
2021 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Quinn Simmons Trek–Segafredo
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Rob Stannard Alpecin–Fenix
2023 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Filippo Ganna Ineos Grenadiers
2024 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Matteo Trentin Tudor Pro Cycling Team

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