| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March, April |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Circuit of the fruit region |
| Local name(s) | Omloop van de Fruitstreek (Dutch), Circuit des régions fruitières (French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1955 |
| Editions | 22 |
| Final edition | 1976 |
| First winner |  Jean Storms (BEL) |
| Most wins | Willy Vannitsen (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Final winner | Emiel Gijsemans (BEL) |
The Circuit of the Fruit Region was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1976. The start and finish place was Alken (Limburg, Belgium), except in 1968 when the event was organized in Hasselt.[1]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Walter Godefroot.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Jean Storms
|
Joseph Marien
|
Frans Gielen
|
| 1956 | Willy Vannitsen
|
Rik Van Looy
|
Jozef De Feyter
|
| 1957 | Willy Vannitsen
|
Joseph Verachtert
|
Léopold Schaeken
|
| 1958 | Léon Van Daele
|
Roger Molenaers
|
Frans Schoubben
|
| 1959 | Petrus Oellibrandt
|
Marcel Janssens
|
 Jaap Kersten
|
| 1960 | Martin Van Geneugden
|
René Van Meenen
|
Piet Damen
|
| 1961 | Martin Van Geneugden
|
Joop Captein
|
Joseph Verachtert
|
| 1962 | Roger De Coninck
|
Jean-Baptiste Claes
|
Théo Nys
|
| 1963 | Willy Vannitsen
|
Jo de Haan
|
Joop Captein
|
| 1964 | Joseph Verachtert
|
André Noyelle
|
Jan Lauwers
|
| 1965 | Roger De Coninck
|
Guillaume Van Tongerloo
|
Jo de Haan
|
| 1966 | Rik Van Looy
|
Walter Ramon
|
Henk Cornelisse
|
| 1967 | Rik Van Looy
|
Roger Verheyden
|
Harm Ottenbros
|
| 1968 | Harry Steevens
|
Julien Stevens
|
Leo Duyndam
|
| 1969 | Walter Godefroot
|
Julien Stevens
|
Harm Ottenbros
|
| 1970 | Frans Verbeeck
|
Alfons Scheys
|
Edward Sels
|
| 1971 | Albert Van Vlierberghe
|
Fernand Hermie
|
 Peter Head
|
| 1972 | Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck
|
Jozef Abelshausen
|
Ludo Vanderlinden
|
| 1973 | Marcel Omloop
|
Jan Serpenti
|
Léopold Vanden Neste
|
| 1974 | Jozef Abelshausen
|
Daniel Pauwels
|
Antoon Houbrechts
|
| 1975 | Geert Malfait
|
Roger Loysch
|
Herman Vrijders
|
| 1976 | Emiel Gijsemans
|
Daniel Verplancke
|
Bas Hordijk
|
References
- ^ "Circuit des régions fruitières (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Omloop van de Fruitstreek". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
This page was last edited on 24 November 2023, at 04:33