Trofee Maarten Wynants

Trofee Maarten Wynants
Race details
Date	May
Region	Belgium
Discipline	Road
Competition	Men:; Kermesse ; Women:; 1.2 (2014–2016); 1.1 (2017–present);
Type	One-day race
Web site	www.prochallengehelchteren.be
History (men)
Most wins	No repeat winners
Most recent	Jarne Van Dyck (BEL)
History (women)
First edition	2014
Editions	6 (as of 2019)
First winner	Maaike Polspoel (BEL)
Most wins	No repeat winners
Most recent	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)

Last updated January 27, 2024

The Trofee Maarten Wynants is a one-day cycle race which takes place in Belgium. The women's race was rated by the UCI as category 1.1 until 2019,^[2]^[3] while the men's race is a domestic kermesse.

Winners

Men's race

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2011	Belgium	Niko Eeckhout	An Post–Sean Kelly
2012	Belgium	Jelle Wallays	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2013	Belgium	Wout Franssen	An Post–Chain Reaction
2014	Belgium	Benjamin Verraes	Josan–To Win
2015	Belgium	Kevin Peeters	Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
2016	Belgium	Joachim Vanreyten	Lotto–Soudal U23
2017	Belgium	Jérôme Baugnies	Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2018	Belgium	Jasper Philipsen	Hagens Berman Axeon
2019	Netherlands	Taco van der Hoorn	Team Jumbo–Visma
2020	No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium
2021^[4]	Belgium	Jarne Van Dyck	Crabbé–CC Chevigny

Women's race

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2014	Belgium	Maaike Polspoel	Belgium (national team)
2015	Netherlands	Natalie van Gogh	Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
2016	Belgium	Lotte Kopecky	Lotto–Soudal Ladies
2017	Netherlands	Marianne Vos	WM3 Pro Cycling
2018	Italy	Marta Bastianelli	Alé–Cipollini
2019	Italy	Elisa Balsamo	Valcar–Cylance
2020– 2021	No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium

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References

↑ "Trofee Maarten Wynants 2014 - Women Cycling Fever - It´s all about professional women cycling - Get the Cycling fever!". Women Cycling Fever. 1989-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
↑ "Trofee Maarten Wynants 2016 : Helchteren - Helchteren - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". Women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
↑ "|". Procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
↑ Vaes, Freddy (12 September 2021). "Jarne Van Dyck wint Trofee Maarten Wynants: "Volgend jaar weer profs aan de start"" [Jarne Van Dyck wins the Maarten Wynants Trophy: "Professionals at the start again next year"]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). Mediahuis . Retrieved 8 February 2022.

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[1] "Trofee Maarten Wynants 2014 - Women Cycling Fever - It´s all about professional women cycling - Get the Cycling fever!". Women Cycling Fever. 1989-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

[2] "Trofee Maarten Wynants 2016 : Helchteren - Helchteren - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". Women.cyclingfever.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

[3] "|". Procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

[4] Vaes, Freddy (12 September 2021). "Jarne Van Dyck wint Trofee Maarten Wynants: "Volgend jaar weer profs aan de start"" [Jarne Van Dyck wins the Maarten Wynants Trophy: "Professionals at the start again next year"]. Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). Mediahuis . Retrieved 8 February 2022.

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