Omloop van het Waasland

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Omloop van het Waasland
Race details
DateEarly-March
RegionWaasland, Belgium
English nameTour of Waasland
Local name(s)Omloop van het Waasland
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.omloopvanhetwaasland.eu Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1965 (1965)
Editions54 (as of 2018)
First winner  (NED)
Most wins Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent Benjamin Verraes (BEL)

Omloop van het Waasland ("Circuit of Waasland") is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland. Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

It is also known for being the last professional cycling race in which Eddy Merckx took part before retiring in 1978.

Winners[]

Year Country Rider Team
1965  Netherlands Dr. Mann
1966  Netherlands Rik Wouters Televizier-Batavus
1967  Belgium Martin Van Den Bossche Romeo-Smith's
1968  Belgium Jos Boons Mann-Grundig
1969  France Jean-Claude Genty Bic
1970  Belgium Etienne Antheunis Faemino-Faema
1971  Belgium Walter Planckaert
1972  Belgium Watneys-Avia
1973  Netherlands Gerben Karstens
1974  Netherlands Tino Tabak TI–Raleigh
1975  Belgium
1976  Belgium Eddy Verstraeten IJsboerke-Colnago
1977  Belgium Marc Renier IJsboerke-Colnago
1978  Belgium Frans Van Looy Mini Flat-Boule d'Or
1979  Belgium
1980  Belgium Willem Peeters Safir-Ludo
1981  Belgium Patrick Versluys Boule d'Or
1982  Belgium
1983  Belgium
1984  Belgium
1985  Belgium William Tackaert
1986  Belgium Frank Verleyen Transvemij-Van Schilt
1987  Netherlands Sigma
1988  Netherlands Erik Breukink Panasonic-Isostar
1989  Netherlands Histor–Sigma
1990  Belgium Luc Govaerts
1991  Belgium Jerry Cooman
1992  Belgium Lotto
1993  Netherlands Willy Naessens
1994  Belgium Jan Bogaert
1995  Belgium Hendrik Redant TVM
1996  Belgium Michel Vanhaecke
1997  Belgium Wim Omloop
1998  Denmark Frank Høj
1999  Belgium Geert Omloop
2000  Netherlands Jans Koerts
2001  Netherlands BankGiroLoterij-Batavus
2002  Netherlands Peter van Agtmaal
2003  Belgium Geert Omloop Palmans-Collstrop
2004  Belgium MrBookmaker.com-Palmans
2005  Belgium Gorik Gardeyn MrBookmaker.com-SportsTech
2006  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Chocolade Jacques
2007  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Chocolade Jacques
2008  Belgium Niko Eeckhout Topsport Vlaanderen
2009  Belgium Johan Coenen Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2010  France Denis Flahaut ISD Continental Team
2011  Lithuania Aidis Kruopis Landbouwkrediet
2012  Belgium Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
2013  Belgium Pieter Jacobs Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2014  Italy Danilo Napolitano Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2015  Netherlands Geert van der Weijst Team3M
2016  Belgium Preben Van Hecke Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2017  Netherlands Wouter Wippert Cannondale–Drapac
2018  Belgium Benjamin Verraes

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