Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse

Vlaamse Druivenveldrit
Race details
Date December
Region Overijse, Belgium
English name Overijse cyclo-cross
Local name(s) Overijse
Discipline Cyclo-cross
Competition C1
Type Single-day
Organiser VZW Sportvrienden Overijse
Race director Willy Van Roy
History
First edition 1960 (1960)
Editions 70 (as of 2007)
First winner  Pierre Kumps (BEL)
Most wins  Roland Liboton (BEL) (15 wins)
Most recent  Sven Nys (BEL)

The Vlaamse Druivenveldrit is a cyclo-cross race held in Overijse, Belgium. The race is organised by the VZW Sportvrienden Overijse and was first held in 1960. The race is regarded as a Cyclo-cross classic[1] and has a difficult and dangerous parcours that often results in crashes.

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History

Two members of the Overijse cycling club, Frans Vanhoey and Joris Bergiers, originally organized the event in 1960.[2] Up until 1989 the race was usually held twice a year and was held three times in 1975. In addition the Belgian national cyclo-cross championships have been held on the course on five occasions in 1965, 1976, 1983, 1990 and 1996 and were organized by the same organizations. On two occasions a two-man cyclo-cross race or Kopelveldrit was also ran on the same course and disputed by professional or elite cyclo-cross riders. In 1974, Roger de Vlaeminck and Frans Verbeeck won and in 1984 Adrie van der Poel and Hennie Kuiper won. The 1984 Kopelveldrit was organised as a retirement race for Roger de Vlaeminck. The event formed part of the Superprestige cyclocross series from the beginning of the Superprestige in 1983 until the 2001-2002 season.[3] The race currently is not part of a cyclo-cross classification competition. The race has been won by many of the top cyclo-cross cyclists with multiple Cyclocross world champion Roland Liboton being the record holder in the event with 15 wins. Liboton is followed by the de Vlaeminck brothers, Eric and Roger who have nine and six wins each. In the 2005 edition, Bart Wellens kicked a spectator who was allegedly throwing beer at him. Wellens went on to win the event after Boom slipped in the final lap and initially was awarded the win despite the threat of disqualification.[4] Several days later after a meeting of the three race commissionaires and the UCI, Wellens was disqualified and Boom was awarded the win.[5]

Past winners

Year Date Winner Team
2011 Sven Nys (4) Landbouwkrediet
2010 Sven Nys (3) Landbouwkrediet
2009 Niels Albert
2008 Kevin Pauwels Fidea
2007 Klaas Vantornout Fidea
2006 Sven Nys (2) Rabobank
2005 Lars Boom (Wellens disqualified)[4][5] Rabobank
2004 Sven Nys Rabobank
2003 Bart Wellens (2) Spaarselect
2002 Bart Wellens Spaarselect
2001 Tom Vannoppen Collstrop-Palmans
2000 Erwin Vervecken (2) Record Bank
1999 Richard Groenendaal (2) Rabobank
1998 Erwin Vervecken Espace Card
1997 Richard Groenendaal Rabobank
1996 Luca Bramati (2)
1995 Luca Bramati Selle Italia-Velta
1994 Adrie van der Poel Collstrop-Cystex
1993 Daniele Pontoni (2) Zalf
1992 Daniele Pontoni Zalf
1991 Thomas Frischnecht
1990 Danny De Bie (2) SEFB-Saxon
1989 Christian Hautekeete
1988 18/12 Danny De Bie
1988 17/01 Hennie Stamsnijder (3) PDM-Concorde
1987 20/12 Roland Liboton (15) Guerciotti-Falcon
1987 18/01 Roland Liboton (14) Guerciotti-Falcon
1986 21/12 Hennie Stamsnijder (2) PDM-Concorde
1986 19/01 Roland Liboton (13) Guerciotti-Falcon
1985 20/01 Hennie Stamsnijder Willy Van Doorne
1985 22/12 Roland Liboton (12) Guerciotti
1984 22/12 Roland Liboton (11) Guerciotti
1984 22/01 Roland Liboton (10) Guerciotti
1983 11/12 Roland Liboton (9) Guerciotti
1983 23/01 Roland Liboton (8) Guerciotti
1982 21/11 Roland Liboton (7) Vermeer Thijs
1982 24/01 Roland Liboton (6) Vermeer Thijs
1981 22/11 Roland Liboton (5) Vermeer Thijs
1981 25/01 Roland Liboton (4) Vermeer Thijs
1980 23/11 Roland Liboton (3) Marc VRD
1980 06/01 Roland Liboton (2) Marc VRD
1979 18/11 Jan Teugels (2) Duval
1979 07/01 Bert Vermeire Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia
1978 19/11 Jan Teugels Duval
1978 29/01 Roland Liboton
1977 20/11 Roger de Vlaeminck (6) Brooklyn
1977 09/01 Eric de Vlaeminck (9) Gios-Torino
1976 Eric de Vlaeminck (8) Gero-Eurosol
1975 29/11 Roger de Vlaeminck (5) Brooklyn
1975 02/11 Norbert Dedeckere (2) Flandria-Carpenter
1975 04/01 Roger de Vlaeminck (4) Brooklyn
1974 Norbert Dedeckere Flandria-Carpenter
1973 Roger de Vlaeminck (3) Brooklyn
1972 15/10 Albert van Damme Rokado
1972 23/01 Eric de Vlaeminck (7) Flandria Beaulieu
1971 31/10 Eric de Vlaeminck (6) Flandria-Mars
1971 24/01 Eric de Vlaeminck (5) Flandria-Mars
1970 Roger de Vlaeminck (2) Flandria-Mars
1969 Roger de Vlaeminck Flandria-De Clerck
1968 Eric de Vlaeminck (4) Goldor-Gerka
1967 Eric de Vlaeminck (3) Groene Leeuw
1966 Eric de Vlaeminck (2) Wiels-Groene Leeuw
1965 Eric de Vlaeminck Wiels-Groene Leeuw
1964 Roger de Clercq (3) Wiels-Groene Leeuw
1963 Roger de Clercq (2) Wiels-Groene Leeuw
1962 Pierre Kumps (2)
1961 Roger de Clercq Groene Leeuw-SAS
1960 Pierre Kumps

Women’s winners

Year Winner Team
2007 Stefanie Pohl Team Getränke-Hoffmann
2006 Daphny van den Brand AA Drinks

Winners when run as Belgian Cyclo Cross Championships

Year Winner Amateur Winner
1996 Erwin Vervecken
1990 Danny De Bie Marc Janssens
1983 Roland Liboton Werner van der Fraenen
1976 Marc de Block Bert Veremeire
1965 Albert van Damme

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