Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen

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Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen
Race details
DateJuly
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameCircuit of the South-West Mountains
Local name(s)Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen(in Dutch), Circuit des Monts du Sud-Ouest (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat. 1.2
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1946 (1946)
Editions30
Final edition1975
First winner Joseph Didden (BEL)
Most wins
(3 wins)
Final winner Willem Peeters (BEL)

The Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1975.[1]

The course, between 140 and 200 km, was situated in West Flanders, against the French border. Poperinge was both start and finish place.[2]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Jozef Planckaert and Jean-Pierre Monseré.

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1946 Belgium Joseph Didden Belgium Désiré Stadsbader Belgium Maurice Desimpelaere
1947 Netherlands Theo Middelkamp Belgium René Janssens Belgium Lucien Matthijs
1948 Belgium Hilaire Couvreur Belgium Odiel Van Den Meerschaut Belgium Roger De Corte
1949 Belgium Georges Claes Belgium Albert Ramon Belgium Frans Loyaerts
1950 Belgium Lode Anthonis Belgium André Pieters Belgium Julien Van Dycke
1951 Belgium Valère Ollivier Belgium Frans Loyaerts Belgium Florent Rondelé
1952 Belgium Briek Schotte Belgium Hilaire Couvreur Belgium Léopold Degraeveleyn
1953 Belgium Valère Ollivier Belgium Roger Desmet Belgium Germain Derycke
1954 Belgium Valère Ollivier Belgium André Maelbrancke Belgium André Rosseel
1955 Belgium Jozef Planckaert Belgium Lucien Demunster Belgium André Rosseel
1956 Belgium Germain Derycke Belgium Norbert Kerckhove Belgium Henri Denys
1957 Belgium Norbert Kerckhove Belgium Luc Taillieu Belgium Henri Denys
1958 Belgium Emile Van Cauter Belgium Adhémar De Blaere Belgium Michel Deboodt
1959 Belgium Lucien Demunster Belgium Willy Truye Belgium André Messelis
1960 Belgium Romain Van Wynsberghe Netherlands Bastiaan Maliepaard Belgium Léon Van Daele
1961 Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Karel Clerckx Belgium Léopold Rosseel
1962 Belgium Noel Fore Belgium André Noyelle Belgium Oswald Declercq
1963 Belgium André Noyelle Belgium Willy Raes Belgium Alfons Hermans
1964 Belgium Georges Vandenberghe Belgium Marcel Bostoen Belgium Alfons Hermans
1965 Belgium Joseph Hoevenaers Belgium André Messelis Belgium Willy Bocklant
1966 Belgium Eric Demunster Belgium Oswald Declercq Belgium Herman Van Loo
1967 Belgium Eric Demunster France René Chtiej Belgium Daniel Van Ryckeghem
1968 Belgium Joseph Mathy Belgium Willy Donie Belgium Michel Jacquemin
1969 Belgium Willy De Geest Belgium Joseph Timmerman Belgium Noël Vantyghem
1970 Belgium Jean-Pierre Monseré Belgium Roland Callewaert Belgium Willy Donie
1971 Belgium Tony Gakens Belgium Hugo De Raes Belgium Raphaël Van Bruane
1972 Belgium Hervé Vermeeren Belgium Christian Callens Belgium Luc Van Goidshoven
1973 Belgium José Vanackere Belgium Eddy Goossens Belgium Eddy Moreels
1974 Belgium Rik Van Linden Belgium Willy Planckaert Belgium Noël Vantyghem
1975 Belgium Willem Peeters Belgium José Vanackere Belgium Léon Thomas

References

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  1. ^ "Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  2. ^ "Circuit des Monts du Sud-Ouest (Bel) – Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.