| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Kattekoers |
| Local name(s) | Kattekoers (Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1934 |
| Editions | 71 (as of 2011) |
| First winner | Alfons Ghesquière (BEL) |
| Most wins | 3 wins: Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) |
| Most recent | Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) |
The Kattekoers is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. As of 2011, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The Kattekoers was created in 1934, initially as the The three belfry cities. The race started in Ghent, passed Bruges and ended in Ieper, three cities which have a belfry, hence the name. More recently, the starting location has been changed to Deinze instead of Ghent.
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Alfons Ghesquière (BEL) | |||
| 1935 | Filemond Demeersseman (BEL) | |||
| 1936 | Marcel Meerenhout (BEL) | |||
| 1937 | Marcel Kint (BEL) | |||
| 1938 | Aloïs Delchambre (BEL) | |||
| 1939 | Leon Kint (BEL) | |||
| 1940– 1945 |
No race | |||
| 1946 | Pol Verhaeghe (BEL) | |||
| 1947 | Omer Porte (BEL) | |||
| 1948 | Gerard Deschacht (BEL) | |||
| 1949 | Maurits Joye (BEL) | |||
| 1950 | Gentil Vermeersch (BEL) | |||
| 1951 | André Noyelle (BEL) | |||
| 1952 | Jos Parmentier (BEL) | |||
| 1953 | Albert Eloot (BEL) | |||
| 1954 | Emiel Van Cauter (BEL) | |||
| 1955 | Jos Verhelst (BEL) | |||
| 1956 | Piet Dejongh (BEL) | |||
| 1957 | René Muylle (BEL) | |||
| 1958 | No race | |||
| 1959 | Wim Vandenbroeck (BEL) | |||
| 1960 | Robert Lelangue (BEL) | |||
| 1961 | Gilbert Lingier (BEL) | |||
| 1962 | Willy Stevens (BEL) | |||
| 1963 | Jos Spruyt (BEL) | |||
| 1964 | Herman Vanloo (BEL) | |||
| 1965 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | |||
| 1966 | Leo Vandam (BEL) | |||
| 1967 | Jos Vanmechele (BEL) | |||
| 1969 | Emile Cambre (BEL) | |||
| 1970 | Ludo Vander Linden (BEL) | |||
| 1971 | Theo Dockx (BEL) | |||
| 1972 | José Vanacker (BEL) | |||
| 1973 | René Dillen (BEL) | |||
| 1975 | Franky Degendt (BEL) | |||
| 1976 | Pol Clinckaert (BEL) | |||
| 1977 | Fons Dewolf (BEL) | |||
| 1978 | Walter Schoonjans (BEL) | |||
| 1979 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | |||
| 1980 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | |||
| 1981 | Jos Liekens (BEL) | |||
| 1982 | Rudy Delehouzee (BEL) | |||
| 1983 | Frank Verleyen (BEL) | |||
| 1984 | Patrick Verplancke (BEL) | |||
| 1985 | Patrick Verplancke (BEL) | |||
| 1986 | Walter Vandenbrande (BEL) | |||
| 1987 | Johny Dauwe (BEL) | |||
| 1988 | Patrick Hendrickx (BEL) | |||
| 1989 | Chris Lefever (BEL) | |||
| 1990 | Claude de Bodt (BEL) | |||
| 1991 | Daniël Verelst (BEL) | |||
| 1992 | Nico Eeckhout (BEL) | |||
| 1993 | Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) | |||
| 1994 | Robby Vandaele (BEL) | |||
| 1995 | Yves Seghers (BEL) | |||
| 1996 | Jürgen Vermeersch (BEL) | |||
| 1997 | Karl Vereecke (BEL) | |||
| 1998 | Coen Boerman (NED) | |||
| 1999 | Kevin Hulsmans (BEL) | |||
| 2000 | Bert Dewaele (BEL) | |||
| 2001 | Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) | |||
| 2002 | Sean Sullivan (AUS) | |||
| 2003 | Kenny Lisabeth (BEL) | |||
| 2004 | Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) | |||
| 2005 | Frank Van Kuik (BEL) | |||
| 2006 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | |||
| 2007 | Sebastien Delfosse (BEL) | |||
| 2008 | Ken Vanmarcke (BEL) | |||
| 2009 | Sander Armee (BEL) | |||
| 2010 | Frederique Robert (BEL) | |||
| 2011 | Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) | Wallonie Bruxelles-Crédit Agricole | ||