Belgian National Time Trial Championships

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The Belgian National Time Trial Championships are held annually as part of the Belgian National Cycling Championships, they decide the best cyclist in this discipline. The time trial race in Belgium is not as old as it might be thought, especially when you take a look to the Belgium National Road Race Championship, which were first held in 1894.

The first winner of the time trial championships was Marc Streel in 1997. The race was not held the following year, and Marc Streel retained his title in 1999. In 2000 the Rik Verbrugghe was crowned champion, who holds the record for the fastest average speed in a time trial race in a Grand Tour, which he achieved by winning the 2001 Giro d'Italia prologue. Marc Wauters and Leif Hoste hold the record for most wins in the championships having both won 3 times. The reigning champion is Leif Hoste who won the race in 2001, 2006 and 2007.

The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey which is black yellow and red, justlike the national flag, these colours can be worn by the rider at other time trialling events in the country to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.

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[edit] Men

[edit] Elite

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1997 Marc Streel Bert Roesems
1998 The time trial championships were not held this year
1999 Marc Streel Bert Roesems Thierry Marichal
2000 Rik Verbrugghe Marc Streel Leif Hoste
2001 Leif Hoste Bert Roesems Glenn D'Hollander
2002 Marc Wauters Bert Roesems Ludo Dierckxsens
2003 Marc Wauters Jurgen Van Den Broeck Bert Roesems
2004 Bert Roesems Marc Wauters Leif Hoste
2005 Marc Wauters Bert Roesems Frank Vandenbroucke
2006 Leif Hoste Bert Roesems Marc Wauters
2007 Leif Hoste Philippe Gilbert Jurgen Van Den Broeck

[edit] Under 23

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Jurgen Van Goolen Gert Steegmans Sébastien Rosseler
2002 Olivier Kaisen
2003 Olivier Kaisen
2004 Olivier Kaisen
2005 Dominique Cornu Bart Vanheule Francis De Greef
2006 Dominique Cornu
2007 Françis De Greef Jan Ghyselinck Kristof Goddaert

[edit] Junior

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Olivier Kaisen Anton Wouters Johan Peeters
2003 Dominique Cornu
2004 Dominique Cornu
2005 Jan Ghyselinck Kevin Crabbé Sam Maertens
2007 Matthias Allegaert Yannick Wellens Alphonse Vermote

[edit] Women

[edit] Elite

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1999 Heidi Van de Vijver Els Decottenier Evy Van Damme
2000 Heidi Van de Vijver Natascha Maes Evy Van Damme
2001 Heidi Van de Vijver Ine Wannijn Cindy Pieters
2002 Cindy Pieters Evy Van Damme Sharon Van Dromme
2005 Natacha Maes An Van Rie Ine Wannijn
2006 An Van Rie Cindy Pieters Laure Werner
2007 An Van Rie Ludivine Henrion Liesbeth De Vocht

[edit] Junior

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Kathy Ingels Ellen Gevers Ilse Temmerman
2005 Alice Pirard Goedele Van den Steen Tamara Laeremans
2007 Veronique Staes Kim Vermeiren Sanne Van Reusel

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