| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late September |
| Region | West Flanders, Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Omloop van het Houtland (Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1945 |
| Editions | 67 (as of 2011) |
| First winner | André Maelbrancke (BEL) |
| Most recent | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) |
Omloop van het Houtland is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium. Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
In 2002 it was held as the first stage of Circuit Franco-Belge.[1]
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | André Maelbrancke (BEL) | ||
| 1946 | Roger De Corte (BEL) | ||
| 1947 | Adolf Verscheuren (BEL) | ||
| 1948 | Albert Anutchin (BEL) | ||
| 1949 | André Pieters (BEL) | ||
| 1950 | André Maelbrancke (BEL) | ||
| 1951 | André Maelbrancke (BEL) | ||
| 1952 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) | ||
| 1953 | Arthur Nommerency (BEL) | ||
| 1954 | Lucien Victor (BEL) | ||
| 1955 | Roger Decorte (BEL) | ||
| 1956 | Leon Van Daele (BEL) | ||
| 1957 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | ||
| 1958 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | ||
| 1959 | Arthur De Cabooter (BEL) | ||
| 1960 | Mies Stolker (NED) | ||
| 1961 | Roland Aper (BEL) | ||
| 1962 | Norbert Kerckhove (BEL) | ||
| 1963 | Robert Vandecaveye (BEL) | ||
| 1964 | Arthur De Cabooter (BEL) | ||
| 1965 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | ||
| 1966 | Walter Boucquet (BEL) | ||
| 1967 | Jan Boonen (BEL) | ||
| 1968 | Walter Boucquet (BEL) | ||
| 1969 | Noël Van Clooster (BEL) | ||
| 1970 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | ||
| 1971 | André Dierickx (BEL) | ||
| 1972 | Patrick Sercu (BEL) | ||
| 1973 | Marc Lievens (BEL) | ||
| 1974 | Willy Planckaert (BEL) | ||
| 1975 | Eddy Cael (BEL) | ||
| 1976 | Lieven Malfait (BEL) | ||
| 1977 | Marc Demeyer (BEL) | ||
| 1978 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) | ||
| 1979 | Alain De Roo (BEL) | ||
| 1980 | Walter Planckaert (BEL) | ||
| 1981 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | ||
| 1982 | Eddy Vanhaerens (BEL) | ||
| 1983 | Ronny Vanmarcke (BEL) | ||
| 1984 | Ludo Frijns (BEL) | ||
| 1985 | Yvan Lamote (BEL) | ||
| 1986 | Willem Wijnant (BEL) | ||
| 1987 | Hendrik Redant (BEL) | ||
| 1988 | Danny Janssens (BEL) | ||
| 1989 | Jan Bogaert (BEL) | ||
| 1990 | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | ||
| 1991 | Didier Priem (BEL) | ||
| 1992 | Johan Devos (BEL) | ||
| 1993 | Danny Daelman (BEL) | ||
| 1994 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | ||
| 1995 | Jans Koerts (NED) | ||
| 1996 | Johan Capiot (BEL) | ||
| 1997 | Robbie Vandaele (BEL) | ||
| 1998 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | ||
| 1999 | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | ||
| 2000 | Nico Eeckhout (BEL) | Palmans-Ideal | |
| 2001 | Geert Omloop (BEL) | Collstrop - Palmans | |
| 2002 | Kevin Hulsmans (BEL) | Mapei | |
| 2003 | Geert Omloop (BEL) | Palmans-Collstrop | |
| 2004 | Bert Dewaele (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet - Colnago | |
| 2005 | Kevin Van Impe (BEL) | Chocolade Jacques | |
| 2006 | Artur Gajek (GER) | Team Wiesenhof | |
| 2007 | Steven de Jongh (NLD) | Quick Step | |
| 2008 | Martin Pedersen (DEN) | Team GLS | |
| 2009 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | |
| 2010 | Stefan van Dijk (NED) | Verandas Willems | |
| 2011 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (BEL) | Quick Step |