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About this Race

History
Palmares
Cities of the Race
Country & Rider statistics


Race Winners

2022 VAN AERT Wout

2021 BALLERINI Davide

2020 STUYVEN Jasper

2019 STYBAR Zdenek

2018 VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael

2017 VAN AVERMAET Greg

2016 VAN AVERMAET Greg

2015 STANNARD Ian

2014 STANNARD Ian

2013 PAOLINI Luca

2012 VANMARCKE Sep

2011 LANGEVELD Sebastian

2010 FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio

2009 HUSHOVD Thor

2008 GILBERT Philippe

2007 POZZATO Filippo

2006 GILBERT Philippe

2005 NUYENS Nick

2003 MUSEEUW Johan

2002 VAN PETEGEM Peter

2001 BARTOLI Michele

2000 MUSEEUW Johan

1999 VANDENBROUCKE Frank

1998 VAN PETEGEM Peter

1997 VAN PETEGEM Peter

1996 STEELS Tom

1995 BALLERINI Franco

1994 NELISSEN Wilfried

1993 NELISSEN Wilfried

1992 CAPIOT Johan

1991 KAPPES Andreas

1990 CAPIOT Johan

1989 DE WILDE Etienne

1988 VAN HOLEN Ronny

1987 VAN VLIET Teun

1985 PLANCKAERT Eddy

1984 PLANCKAERT Eddy

1983 DE WOLF Fons

1982 DE WOLF Fons

1981 RAAS Jan

1980 BRUYERE Joseph

1979 DE VLAEMINCK Roger

1978 MAERTENS Freddy

1977 MAERTENS Freddy

1976 PEETERS Willem

1975 BRUYERE Joseph

1974 BRUYERE Joseph

1973 MERCKX Eddy

1972 VERBEECK Frans

1971 MERCKX Eddy

1970 VERBEECK Frans

1969 DE VLAEMINCK Roger

1968 VAN SPRINGEL Herman

1967 VEKEMANS Willy

1966 DE ROO Jo

1965 DEPAUW Noel

1964 MELCKENBEECK Frans

1963 VAN MEENEN René

1962 DE MIDDELEIR Robert

1961 DE CABOOTER Arthur

1959 ELLIOTT Seamus

1958 PLANCKAERT Jozef

1957 KERCKHOVE Norbert

1956 STERCKX Ernest

1955 ANTHONIS Lode

1954 DE BAERE Karel

1953 STERCKX Ernest

1952 STERCKX Ernest

1951 BOGAERTS Jean

1950 DECLERCQ André

1949 DECLERCQ André

1948 GRYSOLLE Sylvain

1947 SERCU Albert

1946 PIETERS André

1945 BOGAERTS Jean








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History

Scritto da DZI (2009-02-25 17:01)
Tradotto da DZI (2009-02-25 17:01:02)

At the end of February - beginning of March is the unofficial start of the cycling season for Europe. The Omloop Het Volk is seen that way because it is the official opening of the Belgian road-season. Mostly because of that fact Het Volk is acknowledged as the kick-off in Europe. In 2009 the race gets a new name: the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad will break with the traditional name for the first time ever since its inception on the 1945 road cycling calendar.

[EN] The race is organised yearly and only three editions haven't been raced because of bad weather. That can hardly be called strange in itself, the early date often has its bad share of sleet and snow. The last cancellation was in 2004 as snow on the roads made the situation too hazardous for the riders. The 1960 and 1986 editions also couldn't be raced due to the same circumstances.

Ever since 1950, the hills of the Flemish Ardennes were added to the route, even when the Oude Kwaremont had already been part of the race earlier. As from that year the following hills became an integral part of this race: Tiegemberg, Kwaremont, Kruisberg, Edelareberg, Bosberg, Parikeberg and the well-known Muur van Geraardsbergen. The many cobbled stretches are legendary and often enough split the peloton.

Jean Bogaerts is the first to be crowned king of The Omloop Het Volk 1945 and will win it again in 1951. Big names from Belgian cycling and around the world can be found on the race's palmares. Eddy Merckx obviously can be found on the winners list, besides some mutiple winners like Eddy Plankaert, Freddy Maertens en Roger De Vlaeminck. These names emphasise the importance of this race in Belgium, the true reason it has become a real classic. Only every now and again an outside winner can be found on the highest podium step: Jan Raas, Franco Ballerini, Jo De Roo and Michele Bartoli are amongst the very exclusive list of non-Belgian winners.

Het Volk is an institute in Flanders and far beyond, that's what the palmares tells us. As from this moment every year, the Belgians wake up from hibernation; the warm-up to 'Flanders most beautiful' race starts, their highlight in spring. Triple winner Peter van Petegem is now the race-director and will organise "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad" for years to come. If the crowds will ever call it that is doubtful. "Het Volk" will always remain to be the opening classic of the season to them.




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