Omloop van het Waasland
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Race details | |
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Date | Early-March |
Region | Waasland, Belgium |
English name | Tour of Waasland |
Local name(s) | Omloop van het Waasland |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1965 |
Editions | 54 (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.
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Categories:
- Cycle races in Belgium
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1965
- 1965 establishments in Belgium
- Sport in East Flanders