Tour of Belgium

Tour of Belgium
Race details
Date Late-May
Region Belgium
English name Tour of Belgium
Local name(s) Ronde van België (Dutch)
Tour de Belgique (French)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Stage race
History
First edition 1908 (1908)
Editions 81 (as of 2011)
First winner  Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA)
Most wins 9 riders (2x)
Most recent  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)

The Tour of Belgium (Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique) is a four-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.

It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several of races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar.

Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour of Benelux; however this has not happened and it is now one of the UCI Europe Tour competition.

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Winners of the Tour of Belgium

No rider has managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than two times. Of the nine riders who managed to win it twice, only two have achieved consecutive wins.

Name Country Wins Years
Louis Mottiat  Belgium 2 1914,1920
Emile Masson  Belgium 2 1919,1923
René Vermandel  Belgium 2 1921,1922
Henri Van Kerckhove  Belgium 2 1952,1954
Noël Foré  Belgium 2 1958,1962
Eddy Merckx  Belgium 2 1970,1971
Roger Swerts  Belgium 2 1972,1974
Frans Maassen  Netherlands 2 1988,1990
Stijn Devolder  Belgium 2 2008,2010

Complete list of winners

Rider Team
1908 Petit-Breton, LucienLucien Petit-Breton (FRA) Peugeot-Wolber
1909 Duboc, PaulPaul Duboc (FRA) Alcyon-Dunlop
1910 Masselis, JulesJules Masselis (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1911 Vandenberghe, ReneRené Vandenberghe (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1912 Defraeye, OdielOdiel Defraeye (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1913 Gauthy, DieudonneDieudonné Gauthy (BEL) Alcyon
1914 Mottiat, LouisLouis Mottiat (BEL) Alcyon-Soly
1915–1918 No race
1919 Masson, EmileEmile Masson (BEL)
1920 Mottiat, LouisLouis Mottiat (BEL)
1921 Vermandel, ReneRené Vermandel (BEL) individual
1922 Vermandel, ReneRené Vermandel (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1923 Masson, EmileEmile Masson (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1924 Sellier, FelixFélix Sellier (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1925 Verschueren, DenisDenis Verschueren (BEL) Wonder
1926 Debusschere, JeanJean Debusschere (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1927 Matton, PaulPaul Matton (BEL) Armor-Dunlop
1928 Vanhevel, JulesJules Vanhevel (BEL) individual
1929 Van Bruane, ArmandArmand Van Bruane (BEL) La Nordiste
1930 Joly, EmileEmile Joly (BEL) Génial Lucifer
1931 De Waele, MauriceMaurice De Waele (BEL) M. Dewaele
1932 Louyet, LeonLéon Louyet (BEL) Génial Lucifer-Hutchinson
1933 Aerts, JeanJean Aerts (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1934 Gardier, FrancoisFrançois Gardier (BEL) Depas Cycles
1935 Moerenhout, JefJef Moerenhout (BEL) Dilecta-Wolber
1936 Decroix, EmileEmile Decroix (BEL) Wolber
1937 Braeckeveldt, AdolfAdolf Braeckeveldt (BEL) Helyett-Splendor
1938 Neuville, FrancoisFrançois Neuville (BEL) Helyett-Hutchinson
1939 Somers, JosephJoseph Somers (BEL) Helyett-Hutchinson
1940–1944 No race
1945 Callens, NorbertNorbert Callens (BEL) Mercier-Hutchinson
1946 Ramon, AlbertAlbert Ramon (BEL) Cilo
1947 Van Herzele, MauriceMaurice Van Herzele (BEL) Groene Leeuw
1948 Ockers, StanStan Ockers (BEL) Garin-Wolber
1949 Sterckx, ErnestErnest Sterckx (BEL)
1950 Dubiusson, AlbertAlbert Dubiusson (BEL)
1951 Matthijs, LucienLucien Matthijs (BEL)
1952 Van Kerckhove, HenriHenri Van Kerckhove (BEL)
1953 Rondele, FlorentFlorent Rondele (BEL)
1954 Van Kerckhove, HenriHenri Van Kerckhove (BEL)
1955 Close, AlexAlex Close (BEL)
1956 Vlaeyen, ANdreAndré Vlaeyen (BEL)
1957 Cerami, PinoPino Cerami (BEL)
1958 Fore, NoelNoël Foré (BEL) Groene Leeuw-Leopold
1959 Desmet, ArmandArmand Desmet (BEL) Groene Leeuw-Sinalco
1960 Sweeck, AlfonsAlfons Sweeck (BEL) Groene Leeuw-Sinalco
1961 Van Looy, RikRik van Looy (BEL) Faema
1962 Fore, NoelNoël Foré (BEL) Flandria-Faema-Clément
1963 Post, PeterPeter Post (NED) Dr. Mann-Labo
1964 Beheyt, BenoniBenoni Beheyt (BEL) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1965 Stablinski, JeanJean Stablinski (FRA) Ford France-Gitane
1966 Adorni, VittorioVittorio Adorni (ITA) Salvarani
1967 Preziosi, CarmineCarmine Preziosi (ITA) Molteni
1968 David, WilfriedWilfried David (BEL) Flandria-De Clerck
1969 De Vlaeminck, EricEric De Vlaeminck (BEL) Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger
1970 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Faemino-Faema
1971 Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni
1972 Swerts, RogerRoger Swerts (BEL) Molteni
1973 Mortensen, LeifLeif Mortensen (DEN) Bic
1974 Swerts, RogerRoger Swerts (BEL) IJsboerke-Colner
1975 Maertens, FreddyFreddy Maertens (BEL) Flandria-Carpenter
1976 Pollentier, MichelMichel Pollentier (BEL) Flandria-Velda
1977 Planckaert, WalterWalter Planckaert (BEL) Maes-Mini Flat
1978 Dierickx, AndreAndré Dierickx (BEL) IJsboerke-Gios
1979 Willems, DanielDaniel Willems (BEL) IJsboerke-Warncke
1980 Knetemann, GerrieGerrie Knetemann (NED) TI-Raleigh
1981 Wijnands, AdAd Wijnands (NED) TI-Raleigh
1982–1983 No race
1984 Planckaert, EddyEddy Planckaert (BEL) Panasonic
1985 Peeters, LudoLudo Peeters (BEL) Kwantum-Decosol-Yoko
1986 Emonds, NicoNico Emonds (BEL) Kwantum-Decosol-Yoko
1987 No race
1988 Maassen, FransFrans Maassen (NED) Superconfex-Yoko-Opel-Colnago
1989 Yates, SeanSean Yates (GBR) 7 Eleven
1990 Maassen, FransFrans Maassen (NED) Buckler-Colnago-Decca
1991–2001 No race
2002 Voskamp, BartBart Voskamp (NED) BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
2003 Rogers, MichaelMichael Rogers (AUS) Quick Step-Davitamon
2004 Chavanel, SylvainSylvain Chavanel (FRA) Brioches La Boulangère
2005 Boonen, TomTom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step-Innergetic
2006 Tjallingii, MaartenMaarten Tjallingii (NED) Skil-Shimano
2007 Gusev, VladimirVladimir Gusev (RUS) Discovery Channel
2008 Devolder, StijnStijn Devolder (BEL) Quick Step
2009 Boom, LarsLars Boom (NED) Rabobank
2010 Devolder, StijnStijn Devolder (BEL) Quick Step
2011 Gilbert, PhilippePhilippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma-Lotto

Winners by nation

Rank Country Most times winner Most Recent Winner Wins
1  Belgium Louis Mottiat, Emile Masson, René Vermandel, Henri Van Kerckhove, Noël Foré, Eddy Merckx, Roger Swerts and Stijn Devolder (2 each) Philippe Gilbert 2011 63
2  Netherlands Frans Maassen (2) Lars Boom 2009 8
3  France Lucien Petit-Breton, Paul Duboc, Jean Stablinski and Sylvain Chavanel (1 each) Sylvain Chavanel 2004 4
4  Italy Carmine Preziosi and Vittorio Adorni (1 each) Carmine Preziosi 1967 2
5  Australia Michael Rogers (1) Michael Rogers 2003 1
   Denmark Leif Mortensen (1) Leif Mortensen 1973 1
   United Kingdom Sean Yates (1) Sean Yates 1989 1
   Russia Vladimir Gusev (1) Vladimir Gusev 2007 1

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