Belgian National Road Race Championships

Belgian National Road Race Championships – Men's elite race
Race details
Region	Belgium
Discipline	Road bicycle racing
Type	One-day
Organiser	Royal Belgian Cycling League
History
First edition	1894
Editions	122 (as of 2021)
First winner	Leon Houa
Most wins	Tom Steels (4 wins)
Most recent	Wout van Aert

The Champion's Jersey

The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become Belgian national champion for the year to come. The record for most wins is currently held by one of the most successful Belgian sprinters, Tom Steels, who managed to take four road championship titles.

The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey, which is black, yellow and red, like the national flag. These colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.

Multiple winners[]

Tom Steels (pictured in the champion's jersey at the 2005 E3 Harelbeke) is the record winner with four Belgian Championships.

Wins	Rider	Years
4	Tom Steels	1997, 1998, 2002, 2004
3	Rik Van Steenbergen	1943, 1945, 1954
3	Stijn Devolder	2007, 2010, 2013
2	Henri Luyten	1895, 1896
	Henri Bertrand	1897, 1898
	Francois Verstraeten	1907, 1908
	Jules Van Hevel	1920, 1921
	René Vermandel	1922, 1924
	Félix Sellier	1923, 1926
	Joseph Wauters	1929, 1930
	Émile Masson Jr.	1946, 1947
	André Vlayen	1956, 1957
	Rik Van Looy	1958, 1963
	Walter Godefroot	1965, 1972
	Michel Pollentier	1977, 1978
	Roger De Vlaeminck	1969, 1981
	Johan Museeuw	1992, 1996
	Wilfried Nelissen	1994, 1995
	Tom Boonen	2009, 2012
	Philippe Gilbert	2011, 2016

Men[]

Elite[]

Carlo Bomans in the champion's jersey he won in 1989

Johan Museeuw (left) winning the 1993 Tour of Flanders in the jersey of Belgian champion

Philippe Gilbert, pictured in 2012

Tom Boonen (pictured at the 2012 Tour de Pologne) is a two-time winner of the Belgian Road Race Championships.

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1894	Leon Houa
1895	Henri Luyten	= =
1896	Henri Luyten (2)
1897	Henri Bertrand
1898	Henri Bertrand (2)
1899	Jules Degeetere		Fritz Vanderstuyft
1900	Mathieu Quoidbach
1901	Paul Burger		Arthur Vanderstuyft
1902	Jules Defrance
1903	Arthur Vanderstuyft	Julien Lootens
1904	Jules Sales	Arthur Vanderstuyft
1905	Dieudonné Jamar	Henri Devroye
1906	Not held
1907	Francois Verstraeten
1908	Francois Verstraeten (2)	Cyrille Van Hauwaert
1909	Cyrille Van Hauwaert	Dieudonné Jamar
1910	Henri Hanlet		Marcel Buysse
1911	Odile Defraye	Jules Masselis	Cyrille Van Hauwaert
1912	Omer Verschoore		Henri Devroye
1913	Joseph Van Daele		Jean Rossius
1914	Victor Dethier	Joseph Van Daele	Louis Mottiat
1915–1918	Not held
1919	Jean Rossius	Joseph Van Daele	Louis Mottiat
1920	Jules Van Hevel	Louis Mottiat	René Vermandel
1921	Jules Van Hevel (2)	René Vermandel	Louis Mottiat
1922	René Vermandel	Philippe Thys	Félix Sellier
1923	Félix Sellier	Maurice Dewaele	René Vermandel
1924	René Vermandel (2)	Félix Sellier	Denis Verschueren
1925	Gérard Debaets	August Verdyck	Denis Verschueren
1926	Félix Sellier (2)	Julien Delbecque
1927	August Mortelmans	Julien Delbecque
1928	Joseph Dervaes	Félix Sellier	Raymond Decorte
1929	Joseph Wauters	Georges Ronsse	Alfred Haemerlinck
1930	Joseph Wauters (2)	Jef Dervaes	Alfred Haemerlinck
1931	Alfons Schepers	Emile Joly	Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
1932	Georges Lemaire	Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
1933	Louis Duerloo
1934	Louis Roels
1935	Gustave Danneels	Jef Demuysere	Félicien Vervaecke
1936	Jean Aerts	Louis Hardiquest	Michel D'Hooghe
1937	Karel Kaers	Maurice Raes
1938	Petrus Van Theemsche	Hubert Deltour	Marcel Kint
1939	Marcel Kint		Albertin Disseaux
1940	Odiel Van Den Meersschaut	André Maelbrancke
1941	André Defoort
1942	André Maelbrancke	Albert Sercu	Lucien Vlaemynck
1943	Rik Van Steenbergen	Georges Claes	Robert Van Eenaeme
1944	Not held
1945	Rik Van Steenbergen (2)	Odiel Van Den Meersschaut	Jean Bogaerts
1946	Émile Masson Jr.	Alberic Schotte
1947	Émile Masson Jr. (2)	Jacques Geus	Maurice Meersman
1948	Achiel Buysse	Alberic Schotte	Ernest Sterckx
1949	Valère Ollivier	Raymond Impanis	Prosper Depredomme
1950	Albert Ramon	Alberic Schotte	Valère Ollivier
1951	Lode Anthonis
1952	Jozef Schils	Robert Vanderstockt	Marcel De Mulder
1953	Alois Vansteenkiste	Florent Rondelé	Stan Ockers
1954	Rik Van Steenbergen (3)	Roger Decock	Rene De Smet
1955	Emiel Van Cauter	Germain Derijcke	Jean Storms
1956	André Vlayen	Frans Schoubben
1957	André Vlayen (2)
1958	Rik Van Looy	Jef Planckaert	Frans Aerenhouts
1959	Petrus Oellibrandt	Jan Adriaensens
1960	Frans De Mulder	Willy Vannitsen	Arthur De Cabooter
1961	Michel Van Aerde		Jos Hoevenaers
1962	Joseph Planckaert	Guillaume Van Tongerloo	Emile Daems
1963	Rik Van Looy (2)	Louis Proost	Frans Aerenhouts
1964	Edward Sels	Willy Bocklant	Frans Melckenbeeck
1965	Walter Godefroot	Eddy Merckx	Arthur De Cabooter
1966	Guido Reybrouck	Robert Lelangue	Jos Huysmans
1967	Jozef Boons	Willy In 't Ven	Emile Bodart
1968	Julien Stevens	Ferdinand Bracke	Guido Reybrouck
1969	Roger De Vlaeminck	Walter Godefroot	Alfons De Bal
1970	Eddy Merckx	Herman Van Springel	Jean-Pierre Monseré
1971	Herman Van Springel	Jos Spruyt	Willy van Neste
1972	Walter Godefroot (2)	Eddy Merckx	Albert Van Vlierberghe
1973	Frans Verbeeck	Eddy Merckx	Willy Planckaert
1974	Roger Swerts	Ludo Van Staeyen	Johan De Muynck
1975	Willy Teirlinck	Willy Planckaert	Eddy Merckx
1976	Freddy Maertens	Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke	Willy Teirlinck
1977	Michel Pollentier	Joseph Bruyère	Paul Wellens
1978	Michel Pollentier (2)	Willy Teirlinck	Marcel Laurens
1979	Gery Verlinden	Eddy Schepers	Marc Renier
1980	Jos Jacobs	Dirk Heirweg	Eddy Schepers
1981	Roger De Vlaeminck (2)	Gery Verlinden	Benny Vermeulen
1982	Frank Hoste	Eddy Vanhaerens	Fons De Wolf
1983	Lucien Van Impe	Marc Sergeant	Michel Dernies
1984	Eric Vanderaerden	Eddy Planckaert	Frank Hoste
1985	Paul Haghedooren	Claude Criquielion	Rudy Dhaenens
1986	Marc Sergeant	Hendrik Devos	Etienne De Wilde
1987	Ferdi Van Den Haute	Jean-Pierre Heynderickx	Herman Frison
1988	Etienne De Wilde	Herman Frison	Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande
1989	Carlo Bomans	Eddy Planckaert	Fons De Wolf
1990	Claude Criquielion	Edwig Van Hooydonck	Frank Van Den Abeele
1991	Benjamin Van Itterbeeck	Jim Van De Laer	Wilfried Peeters
1992	Johan Museeuw	Johan Capiot
1993	Alain Van Den Bossche	Guy Nulens	Carlo Bomans
1994	Wilfried Nelissen	Michel Van Haecke	Peter Verbeken
1995	Wilfried Nelissen (2)	Tom Steels	Johan Museeuw
1996	Johan Museeuw (2)	Geert Van Bondt	Johan Bruyneel
1997	Tom Steels	Ludo Dierckxsens	Kurt Van De Wouwer
1998	Tom Steels (2)	Carlo Bomans	Peter Van Petegem
1999	Ludo Dierckxsens	Michel Van Haecke	Axel Merckx
2000	Axel Merckx	Frank Vandenbroucke	Rik Verbrugghe
2001	Ludovic Capelle	Fabien De Waele	Michel Van Haecke
2002	Tom Steels (3)	Ludovic Capelle	Gert Vanderaerden
2003	Geert Omloop	Jurgen Van Goolen	Sven Vanthourenhout
2004	Tom Steels (4)	Geert Omloop	Geert Verheyen
2005	Serge Baguet	Kevin Van Impe	Nico Sijmens
2006	Niko Eeckhout	Philippe Gilbert	Tom Boonen
2007	Stijn Devolder	Tom Boonen	Philippe Gilbert
2008	Jürgen Roelandts	Sven Vanthourenhout	Niko Eeckhout
2009	Tom Boonen	Philippe Gilbert	Kristof Goddaert
2010	Stijn Devolder (2)	Philippe Gilbert	Frederik Veuchelen
2011	Philippe Gilbert	Gianni Meersman	Jelle Wallays
2012	Tom Boonen (2)	Kristof Goddaert	Sven Vandousselaere
2013	Stijn Devolder (3)	Gianni Meersman	Jan Bakelants
2014	Jens Debusschere	Roy Jans	Tom Boonen
2015	Preben Van Hecke	Jürgen Roelandts	Greg Van Avermaet
2016	Philippe Gilbert (2)	Tim Wellens	Greg Van Avermaet
2017	Oliver Naesen	Sep Vanmarcke	Jasper Stuyven
2018	Yves Lampaert	Philippe Gilbert	Jasper Stuyven
2019	Tim Merlier	Timothy Dupont	Wout Van Aert
2020	Dries De Bondt	Iljo Keisse	Pieter Serry
2021	Wout van Aert	Edward Theuns	Remco Evenepoel

Under 23[]

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996			Dave Bruylandts
1997			Bert De Waele
1998		Dave Bruylandts
1999	Andy Cappelle	Björn Leukemans
2000	Andy Cappelle (2)	Tom Boonen
2001	Tom Boonen	Dimitri De Fauw
2002	Nick Nuyens	Philippe Gilbert	Bart Dockx
2003	Koen Barbé
2004	Maarten Wynants
2005	Dries Devenyns		Maxime Vantomme
2006	Greg Van Avermaet		Pieter Vanspeybrouck
2007		Klaas Lodewyck
2008	Dimitri Claeys	Jérôme Baugnies	Jan Bakelants
2009	Dimitri Claeys (2)		Sven Vandousselaere
2010	Laurens De Vreese
2011	Tim Declercq	Sander Helven	Eliot Lietaer
2012		Tim De Troyer	Roy Jans
2013	Jens Wallays		Frederik Frison
2014	Jef Van Meirhaeghe	Bert Van Lerberghe	Jelle Donders
2015	Nathan Van Hooydonck	Jenthe Biermans
2016		Enzo Wouters

Women[]

Elite[]

Jolien D'Hoore (pictured in 2013) shares the record for the most Belgian championships in the women's category, with four victories.

Jesse Vandenbulcke in the Belgian champion's jersey in 2019

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1959	Victoire Van Nuffel	Rosa Sels	Liliane Cleiren
1960	Rosa Sels	Yvonne Reynders
1961	Annie Vermeiren	Yvonne Reynders	Rosa Sels
1962	Yvonne Reynders	Simone Ellegeest	Liliane Cleiren
1963	Yvonne Reynders (2)	Louisa Smits	Simone Ellegeest
1964	Denise Bral	Rosa Sels	Marie-Thérèse Naessens
1965	Louisa Smits	Marie-Thérèse Naessens	Francine Verlot
1966	Marie-Rose Gaillard	Simone Ellegeest	Suzanne Sohie
1967	Christiane Geerts	Louisa Smits	Francine Verlot
1968	Marguerita Dams	Nicolle Van Den Broeck	Francine Verlot
1969	Nicolle Van Den Broeck	Suzanne Sohie	Christiane Goeminne
1970	Nicolle Van Den Broeck (2)	Christiane Geerts	Francine Verlot
1971	Mariette Laenen	Christiane Geerts	Francine Verlot
1972	Mariette Laenen (2)	Nicolle Van Den Broeck	Francine Verlot
1973	Nicolle Van Den Broeck (3)	Christiane Goeminne
1974	Nicolle Van Den Broeck (4)	Mariette Laenen	Francine Verlot
1975	Mariette Laenen (3)	Christiane Goeminne	Johanna Bosmans
1976	Yvonne Reynders (3)	Christiane Goeminne	Nicolle Van Den Broeck
1977	Nicolle Van Den Broeck (5)	Mariette Laenen	Yvonne Reynders
1978	Maria Herrijgers	Christiane Goeminne	Frieda Maes
1979	Maria Herrijgers (2)	Sonja Pleysier	Marie-Hélène Schiffers
1980	Nele D'Haene	Chantal Van Havere	Maria-Magdalena Kennes
1981	Gerda Sierens	Marina Mampay	Maria Herrijgers
1982	Jenny De Smet	Gerda Sierens	Anna Callebaut
1983	Ingrid Mekers	Gerda Sierens	Anna Callebaut
1984	Nele D'Haene (2)	Jenny De Smet	Gerda Sierens
1985	Josiane Vanhuysse	Nadine Fiers	Marleen Clemminck
1986	Agnes Dusart	Josiane Vanhuysse	Nadine Fiers
1987	Agnes Dusart (2)	Sonja Vermeylen	Els Mertens
1988	Agnes Dusart (3)	Kristel Werckx	Sylvie Slos
1989	Sylvie Slos	Sabine Snijers	Els Mertens
1990	Véronique De Roose	Godelieve Jansens	Kristel Werckx
1991	Kristel Werckx	Heidi Van De Vijver	Monica Van Nassauw
1992	Godelieve Jansens	Sabine Snijers	Véronique Schurmann
1993	Kristel Werckx (2)	Monica Van Nassauw	Vanja Vonckx
1994	Heidi Van De Vijver	Patsy Maegerman	Anja Lenaers
1995	Els Decottenier	Sonja Vermeylen	Vanja Vonckx
1996	Sonja Vermeylen	Linda Troyekens	Patsy Maegerman
1997	Sonja Vermeylen (2)	Els Decottenier	Anja Lenaers
1998	Heidi Van De Vijver (2)	Sonja Vermeylen	Anja Lenaers
1999	Cindy Pieters	Vanja Vonckx	Els Decottenier
2000	Evy Van Damme	Lensy Debboudt	Sonja Vermeylen
2001	Evy Van Damme (2)	Ine Wannijn	Godelieve Jansens
2002	Ine Wannijn	Corine Hierckens	Veronique Belleter
2003	Anja Nobus	Ilse Geldhof	Veerle Ingels
2004	Natacha Maes	Ine Wannijn	Sara Peeters
2005	Corine Hierckens	Sara Peeters	Natasha Nobels
2006	Veronique Belleter	Karen Steurs	Ine Wannijn
2007	Ludivine Henrion	Ine Wannijn	Liesbet De Vocht
2008	Ilse Geldhof	Nana Steenssens	Anne Arnouts
2009	Ludivine Henrion (2)	Latoya Brulee	Kelly Druyts
2010	Liesbet De Vocht	Kelly Druyts	Evelyn Arys
2011	Evelyn Arys	Sofie De Vuyst	Lensy Debboudt
2012	Jolien D'Hoore	Ludivine Henrion	Jessie Daams
2013	Liesbet De Vocht (2)	Maaike Polspoel	Sofie De Vuyst
2014	Jolien D'Hoore (2)	Lotte Kopecky	Sofie De Vuyst
2015	Jolien D'Hoore (3)	Lotte Kopecky	Sofie De Vuyst
2016	Kaat Hannes	Lotte Kopecky	Jolien D'Hoore
2017	Jolien D'Hoore (4)	Lotte Kopecky	Kelly Druyts
2018	Annelies Dom	Valerie Demey	Sanne Cant
2019	Jesse Vandenbulcke	Ann-Sophie Duyck	Julie Van de Velde
2020	Lotte Kopecky	Jolien D'Hoore	Shari Bossuyt
2021	Lotte Kopecky (2)	Julie Van de Velde	Alana Castrique

v t Belgian National Road Race Champion (men)
1880–1899	Léon Houa (1894) Henri Luyten (1895–1896) Henri Bertrand (1897–1898) Jules Degeetere (1899)
1900–1919	Mathieu Quoidbach (1900) Paul Burger (1901) Jules Defrance (1902) Arthur Vanderstuyft (1903) Jules Sales (1904) Dieudonné Jamar (1905) Francois Verstraeten (1907–1908) Cyrille van Hauwaert (1909) Henri Hanlet (1910) Odile Defraye (1911) Omer Verschoore (1912) Joseph Van Daele (1913) Victor Dethier (1914) Jean Rossius (1919)
1920–1939	Jules Vanhevel (1920–1921) René Vermandel (1922) Félix Sellier (1923) René Vermandel (1924) Gerard Debaets (1925) Félix Sellier (1926) August Mortelmans (1927) Joseph Dervaes (1928) Joseph Wauters (1929–1930) Alphonse Schepers (1931) Georges Lemaire (1932) Louis Duerloo (1933) Louis Roels (1934) Gustave Danneels (1935) Jean Aerts (1936) Karel Kaers (1937) Petrus Van Theemsche (1938) Marcel Kint (1939)
1940–1959	Odiel Van Den Meersschaut (1940) André Defoort (1941) André Maelbrancke (1942) Rik Van Steenbergen (1943, 1945) Émile Masson Jr. (1946–1947) Achiel Buysse (1948) Valère Ollivier (1949) Albert Ramon (1950) Lode Anthonis (1951) Jozef Schils (1952) Alois Vansteenkiste (1953) Rik Van Steenbergen (1954) Emiel Van Cauter (1955) André Vlayen (1956–1957) Rik Van Looy (1958) Petrus Oellibrandt (1959)
1960–1979	Frans De Mulder (1960) Michel Van Aerde (1961) Jef Planckaert (1962) Rik Van Looy (1963) Edward Sels (1964) Walter Godefroot (1965) Guido Reybrouck (1966) Jozef Boons (1967) Julien Stevens (1968) Roger De Vlaeminck (1969) Eddy Merckx (1970) Herman Van Springel (1971) Walter Godefroot (1972) Frans Verbeeck (1973) Roger Swerts (1974) Willy Teirlinck (1975) Freddy Maertens (1976) Michel Pollentier (1977–1978) Gery Verlinden (1979)
1980–1999	Jos Jacobs (1980) Roger De Vlaeminck (1981) Frank Hoste (1982) Lucien Van Impe (1983) Eric Vanderaerden (1984) Paul Haghedooren (1985) Marc Sergeant (1986) Ferdi Van Den Haute (1987) Etienne De Wilde (1988) Carlo Bomans (1989) Claude Criquielion (1990) Benjamin Van Itterbeeck (1991) Johan Museeuw (1992) Alain Van Den Bossche (1993) Wilfried Nelissen (1994–1995) Johan Museeuw (1996) Tom Steels (1997–1998) Ludo Dierckxsens (1999)
2000–2019	Axel Merckx (2000) Ludovic Capelle (2001) Tom Steels (2002) Geert Omloop (2003) Tom Steels (2004) Serge Baguet (2005) Niko Eeckhout (2006) Stijn Devolder (2007) Jürgen Roelandts (2008) Tom Boonen (2009) Stijn Devolder (2010) Philippe Gilbert (2011) Tom Boonen (2012) Stijn Devolder (2013) Jens Debusschere (2014) Preben Van Hecke (2015) Philippe Gilbert (2016) Oliver Naesen (2017) Yves Lampaert (2018) Tim Merlier (2019)
2020–2039	Dries De Bondt (2020) Wout van Aert (2021)

v t Belgian National Road Race Champions (women)
1959–1979	Victoire Van Nuffel (1959) Rosa Sels (1960) Annie Vermeiren (1961) Yvonne Reynders (1962–1963) Denise Bral (1964) Louisa Smits (1965) Marie-Rose Gaillard (1966) Christiane Geerts (1967) Marguerita Dams (1968) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1969–1970) Mariette Laenen (1971–1972) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1973–1974) Mariette Laenen (1975) Yvonne Reynders (1976) Nicolle Van Den Broeck (1977) Maria Herrijgers (1978–1979)
1980–1999	Nele D'Haene (1980) Gerda Sierens (1981) Jenny De Smet (1982) Ingrid Mekers (1983) Nele D'Haene (1984) Josiane Vanhuysse (1985) Agnes Dusart (1986–1988) Sylvie Slos (1989) Véronique De Roose (1990) Kristel Werckx (1991) Godelieve Jansens (1992) Kristel Werckx (1993) Heidi Van De Vijver (1994) Els Decottenier (1995) Sonja Vermeylen (1996–1997) Heidi Van De Vijver (1998) Cindy Pieters (1999)
2000–2019	Evy Van Damme (2000–2001) Ine Wannijn (2002) Anja Nobus (2003) Natacha Maes (2004) Corine Hierckens (2005) Veronique Belleter (2006) Ludivine Henrion (2007) Ilse Geldhof (2008) Ludivine Henrion (2009) Liesbet De Vocht (2010) Evelyn Arys (2011) Jolien D'Hoore (2012) Liesbet De Vocht (2013) Jolien D'Hoore (2014–2015) Kaat Hannes (2016) Jolien D'Hoore (2017) Annelies Dom (2018) Jesse Vandenbulcke (2019)
2020–2039	Lotte Kopecky (2020–2021)

Belgian National Road Race Championships

Contents

Multiple winners[]

Men[]

Elite[]

Under 23[]

Women[]

Elite[]

See also[]

External links[]