Schaal Sels-Merksem

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Schaal Sels-Merksem

Race details
Date	Late August-Early September
Region	Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)	Schaal Sels-Merksem (Dutch)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
History
First edition	1921
Editions	82 (as of 2007)
First winner	René Vermandel
Most wins	Steven de Jongh (3 wins)
Most recent	Kenny de Haes

Schaal Sels-Merksem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

[edit] Winners

Rider Team 1921 René Vermandel 1923 René Vermandel 1924 Jules Matton 1925 Georges Ronsse 1926 Jan Mertens 1927 Oscar Houtman 1928 Alexander Maes 1929 Alfred Haemerlinck 1930 Frans Bonduel 1931 Odile Van Hevel 1932 Maurice Croon 1933 Sylvère Maes 1934 Leo De Rijck 1935 Sylvain Grysolle 1936 Sylvain Grysolle 1937 Frans Bonduel 1938 Frans Spiessens 1941 Maurice Clautier 1942 Gustaaf Van Overloop 1943 André Defoore 1946 Jérôme Dufromont 1947 August Van Mirlo 1948 Josef De Beuckelaer 1949 Edward Peeters 1950 Ernest Sterckx 1951 Lucien Mathys 1952 Marcel Dierkens 1953 René Mertens 1953 Gerard Buyl 1954 Stan Ockers 1954 Henri Jochums 1955 Joseph Marien 1956 Jozef Schils 1957 Rik Van Looy 1958 Joseph Vloeberghs 1959 Willy Vanden Berghen 1960 Gustaaf Desmet 1961 Jos Hoevenaers 1962 Jan Lauwers 1963 Victor Van Schil 1964 Martin Van Den Bossche 1965 Roger Rosiers

Rider Team 1966 Edward Sels 1967 Jos Boons 1968 Edward Sels 1969 Jos Huysmans 1970 Herman Van Springel 1971 Herman Vrijders 1972 Noël Vantyghem 1973 August Herijgers 1974 Frans Van Looy 1975 Jos Jacobs 1976 Marcel Vander Slagmolen 1977 Emiel Gysemans 1978 Ludo Peeters 1979 Jos Jacobs 1980 Benjamin Vermeulen 1981 Walter Schoonjans 1982 Jan Bogaert 1983 René Martens 1984 Gery Verlinden 1985 Luc Govaerts 1986 Frank Verleyen 1987 Ludo De Keulenaer 1988 Patrick Verschueren 1989 Carl Roes 1990 Peter Spaenhoven 1991 Edwig Van Hooydonck 1992 Wilfried Peeters 1993 Carl Roes 1994 Daniel Verelst 1995 Bart Leysen 1996 Glenn D'Hollander 1997 Tom Steels 1998 Danny Nelissen 1999 Fred Rodriguez 2000 Steven de Jongh 2001 Paul Vanhyfte 2002 Steven de Jongh 2003 Steven de Jongh 2004 Geoffrey Demeyere 2005 Marcin Sapa 2006 Preben Van Hecke 2007 Kenny de Haes

[edit] External links

• Official Website (Dutch)