Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
Race details
Date Late-August
Region Brussels, Belgium
English name Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
Local name(s) Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (French)
Discipline Road race
Type Individual Time Trial
Team Time Trial
History
First edition 1980 (1980)
Editions 25
Final edition 2004
First winner Knut Knudsen
Most wins Knut Knudsen
Eric Vanderaerden
Chris Boardman
Abraham Olano
Marc Wauters
Erik Dekker
(2 wins)
Final winner Thomas Dekker
Koen de Kort

Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of the UCI ProTour in 2005. The race was initially an individual time trial, becoming a Team time trial of two riders in 1998.

Winners

Rider Team
1980 Knudsen, KnutKnut Knudsen (NOR)
1981 Knudsen, KnutKnut Knudsen (NOR)
1982 Willems, DanielDaniel Willems (BEL)
1983 Vandenbroucke, Jean-LucJean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
1984 Criquelion, ClaudeClaude Criquelion (BEL)
1985 Vanderaerden, EricEric Vanderaerden (BEL)
1986 Mottet, CharlieCharlie Mottet (FRA)
1987 Vanderaerden, EricEric Vanderaerden (BEL)
1988 Hooydonck, Edwig VanEdwig Van Hooydonck (BEL)
1989 Yates, SeanSean Yates (GBR)
1990 Maassen, FransFrans Maassen (NED)
1991 Breukink, ErikErik Breukink (NED)
1992 Nijdam, JelleJelle Nijdam (NED)
1993 Boardman, ChrisChris Boardman (GBR)
1994 Rominger, TonyTony Rominger (SUI)
1995 Museeuw, JohanJohan Museeuw (BEL)
1996 Boardman, ChrisChris Boardman (GBR)
1997 Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano (ESP)
1998 Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano (ESP) (Victory shared with Garcia, Jose VicenteJosé Vicente García)
1998 Garcia, Jose VicenteJosé Vicente García (ESP) (Victory shared with Olano, AbrahamAbraham Olano)
1999 Wauters, MarcMarc Wauters (BEL) (Victory shared with Dekker, ErikErik Dekker)
1999 Dekker, ErikErik Dekker (NED) (Victory shared with Wauters, MarcMarc Wauters)
2000 Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong (USA) (Victory shared with Ekimov, ViatcheslavViatcheslav Ekimov)
2000 Ekimov, ViatcheslavViatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) (Victory shared with Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong)
2001 Wauters, MarcMarc Wauters (BEL) (Victory shared with Dekker, ErikErik Dekker)
2001 Dekker, ErikErik Dekker (NED) (Victory shared with Wauters, MarcMarc Wauters)
2002 Bodrogi, LaszloLászló Bodrogi (HUN) (Victory shared with Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara)
2002 Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI) (Victory shared with Bodrogi, LaszloLászló Bodrogi)
2003 Rich, MichaelMichael Rich (GER) (Victory shared with Peschel, UweUwe Peschel)
2003 Peschel, UweUwe Peschel (GER) (Victory shared with Rich, MichaelMichael Rich)
2004 Dekker, ThomasThomas Dekker (NED) (Victory shared with Kort, Koen deKoen de Kort)
2004 Kort, Koen deKoen de Kort (NED) (Victory shared with Dekker, ThomasThomas Dekker)