Race details | |
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Date | May, June, August |
Region | Brussels-Capital Region, Wallonia (Belgium) |
English name | Tour of the Condroz |
Local name(s) | Tour de Condroz (in French) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
Type | One-day race |
History | |
First edition | 1959 |
Editions | 20 |
Final edition | 1978 |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins |
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Final winner | ![]() |
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Although Brussels was the starting place, the major part of the course was situated in the Ardennes, in the Liège Province with Nandrin as finish place. [2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Freddy Maertens and Eddy Merckx. The record of victories, however, belongs to Victor Van Schil. [3]
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