Dwars door Vlaanderen

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Dwars door Vlaanderen
Race details
Date Late-March or early-April
Region Flanders, Belgium
English name Across Flanders
Local name(s) Dwars door Vlaanderen (Dutch)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Semi-classic one-day race
History
First edition 1945
Editions 62
First winner Flag of Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen
Most wins 2 wins: different cyclists
Most recent Flag of Belgium Tom Boonen

Dwars door Vlaanderen (English: Across Flanders) is a Flemish classic road bicycle race. Traditionally, it is the start of the Flemish cycling week, with the Brabantse Pijl, the Three Days of De Panne and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Dwars door Vlaanderen has always been contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the Ronde van Vlaanderen. The finish always is in Waregem.

In 2007, the race was being contested for the 62th time. Long before, the race was named Dwars door België (English: Across Belgium).

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[edit] External links

Official website

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