Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

Race details
Date	Early March
Region	West Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)	Dwars door West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	One-day race
Web site	www.3dwvl.be
History
First edition	1945 (1945)
Editions	72 (as of 2018)
First winner	Marcel Kint (BEL)
Most wins	Gustaaf De Smet (BEL)  Patrick Sercu (BEL)  Wilfried Peeters (BEL)  Erik Dekker (NED)  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (2 wins)
Most recent	Rémi Cavagna (FRA)

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders.^[1]

History

The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (English: Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day race. It remained like that until 1999, when it became a two-day stage race and was renamed Guldensporentweedaagse. In 2003 it was extended to three days and became known as the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (English: Three Days of West Flanders), and held on to this format until 2016. It was also known as the Johan Museeuw Classic. From 2006 to 2016 the race was organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Since 2017 the race morphed into a one-day event again and was rebranded Dwars door West-Vlaanderen; initially as a 1.1 event of the UCI Europe Tour but with the aim of becoming a 1.HC event in the near future.^[2]

However, due to a shortage of volunteers for a race of this size, the organizers decided to cancel the event in 2018.^[3]

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1945	Belgium	Marcel Kint	Mercier–Hutchinson
1946	Belgium	Joseph Somers (cyclist)	Rochet–Dunlop
1947	Belgium	Michel Remue	Alcyon–Dunlop
1948	Belgium	Raymond Impanis	Alcyon–Dunlop
1949	Belgium	Norbert Callens	Mercier–Hutchinson
1950	Belgium	Arseen Ryckaert	De Walsche Sport
1951	Belgium	Valeer Ollivier	Bertin
1952	Belgium	Kwik Van Kerckhove	Mercier–Hutchinson
1953	Belgium	Marcel Dierckens	Dossche Sport
1954	Belgium	Maurice Blomme	Bertin–d'Alessandro
1955	Belgium	René Mertens	Groene Leeuw
1956	Belgium	Frans Van Looveren	Carpano–Coppi
1957	Belgium	Noël Foré	Groene Leeuw
1958	Belgium	Cyriel Vanbossel	Carpano
1959	Belgium	Daniël Denys	Groene Leeuw
1960	Belgium	Florent Vanpollaert	Pelforth 43–Carlier
1961	Belgium	Gabriël Borra	Alcyon
1962	Belgium	Staf Vanvaerenbergh	Liberia–Grammont–Wolber
1963	Belgium	Gustaaf De Smet	Groene Leeuw
1964	Belgium	Lucien Gaelens	Labo–Dr. Mann
1965	Belgium	Bernard Van De Kerckhove	Solo–Superia
1966	Belgium	Noël Vanclooster	Mann–Grundig
1967	Belgium	Gustaaf De Smet	Groene Leeuw
1968	Belgium	Willy Vanneste	Mann–Grundig
1969	Belgium	Eric De Vlaeminck	Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger
1970	No race
1971	Belgium	Eric Leman	Flandria–Mars
1972	Netherlands	Tino Tabak	Goudsmit–Hoff
1973	Belgium	Frans Verbeeck	Watney–Maes
1974	Belgium	Patrick Sercu	Brooklyn
1975	Belgium	Patrick Sercu	Brooklyn
1976	Belgium	Chris De Buysschere	Carlos
1977	Belgium	Herman Beyssens	Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni
1978	Belgium	Leo Van Thielen	Safir–Beyers–Ludo
1979	Netherlands	Piet Van Katwijk	TI–Raleigh
1980	Belgium	Johan Wellens	Eurobouw
1981	Belgium	Ferdi Vandenhaute	La Redoute–Motobécane
1982	Belgium	Dirk Heirweg	Maufroy–Moser
1983	Belgium	Ludo Peeters	TI–Raleigh
1984	Belgium	William Tackaert	Fangio–Ecoturbo
1985	Netherlands	Hans Daams	Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko
1986	Belgium	Jos Lieckens	Lotto–Emerxil–Merckx
1987	Belgium	Franky Van Oyen	Sigma
1988	Netherlands	Michel Cornelisse	Superconfex–Yoko
1989	Belgium	Luc Colijn	Humo–TW Rock
1990	Belgium	Dirk Demol	Lotto–Superclub
1991	Belgium	Hendrik Redant	Lotto
1992	Netherlands	Nico Verhoeven	PDM–Concorde
1993	Belgium	Niko Eeckhout	Collstrop–Assur Carpets
1994	Denmark	Bo Hamburger	TVM–Bison kit
1995	Belgium	Johan Museeuw	Mapei–GB–Latexco
1996	Belgium	Wilfried Peeters	Mapei–GB
1997	Netherlands	Leon Van Bon	Rabobank
1998	Denmark	Jesper Skibby	home–Jack & Jones
1999	Belgium	Wilfried Peeters	Mapei–Quick-Step
2000	Netherlands	Servais Knaven	Lotto–Adecco
2001	Netherlands	Erik Dekker	Rabobank
2002	Netherlands	Erik Dekker	Rabobank
2003	Estonia	Jaan Kirsipuu	AG2R Prévoyance
2004	Germany	Robert Bartko	Rabobank
2005	No race
2006	Belgium	Niko Eeckhout	Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2007	France	Jimmy Casper	Unibet.com
2008	Netherlands	Bobbie Traksel	P3 Transfer–Batavus
2009	Netherlands	Johnny Hoogerland	Vacansoleil
2010	Belgium	Jens Keukeleire	Cofidis
2011	New Zealand	Jesse Sergent	Team RadioShack
2012	Belgium	Julien Vermote	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013	Belgium	Kristof Vandewalle	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2014	Estonia	Gert Jõeäär	Cofidis
2015	Belgium	Yves Lampaert	Etixx–Quick-Step
2016	Belgium	Sean De Bie	Lotto–Soudal
2017	Netherlands	Jos van Emden	LottoNL–Jumbo
2018	France	Rémi Cavagna	Quick-Step Floors

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen.

• Official website (in Dutch)

This page was last edited on 10 February 2024, at 10:37