Ronde van Limburg (Belgium)
Belgian one-day road cycling race
Race details | |
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Date | Mid May |
Region | Limburg, Belgium |
English name | Tour of Limburg |
Local name(s) | Ronde van Limburg (in Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | One-day race |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1919 (1919) |
Editions | 76 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Henri Moerenhout (BEL) |
Most wins | 6 riders with 2 wins[a] |
Most recent | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
The Tour of Limburg is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Limburg.[1] The race was first organised in 1919 and remained on the calendar until 1994, with the course typically in and around the city of Sint-Truiden.[2] After 1994 it was no longer organised until it was reinstated in 2012 as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour, with the host city now Tongeren. Since 2014, the race has been categorised as a 1.1 race.[3]
Winners
[4]
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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1919 | Belgium | Henri Moerenhout | ||
1920 | Belgium | Victor Lenaers | ||
1921– 1928 | No race | |||
1929 | Belgium | Evrard Bourguignon | ||
1930 | Belgium | Louis Hardiquest | ||
1931 | Belgium | Edward Huyghens | ||
1932 | No race | |||
1933 | Belgium | Frans Bonduel | Dilecta–Wolber | |
1934 | Belgium | Louis Roels | Van Hauwaert | |
1935 | Belgium | Frans Van Hassel | Génial Lucifer–Hutchinson | |
1936 | Belgium | Michel D'Hooghe | Van Hauwaert | |
1937 | Belgium | Alphonse Schepers | Colin–Wolber | |
1938 | Belgium | Joseph Huts | Labor | |
1939 | Belgium | Frans Spiessens | Helyett–Hutchinson | |
1940 | No race | |||
1941 | Belgium | Albert Dubuisson | Helyett–Hutchinson | |
1942 | Belgium | Gustaaf Van Overloop | Alcyon–Dunlop | |
1943 | Belgium | Marcel Kint | Mercier–Hutchinson | |
1944 | Belgium | Ernest Sterckx | A. Trialoux–Wolber | |
1945 | Belgium | Éloi Meulenberg | Alcyon–Dunlop | |
1946 | Belgium | Edward Van Dijck | Roberty | |
1947 | Belgium | Georges Claes | Thompson | |
1948 | Belgium | Karel Leysen | L'Express | |
1949 | Belgium | Rik Van Steenbergen | Mercier–Hutchinson | |
1950 | Belgium | Jean Bogaerts | Ruche–Dunlop | |
1951 | Belgium | Henri Serin | Garin–Wolber | |
1952 | Belgium | Roger De Corte | Groene Leeuw | |
1953 | Belgium | Gaston De Wachter | L'Express | |
1954 | Belgium | Edward Peeters | Peugeot–Dunlop | |
1955 | Belgium | Ernest Sterckx | L'Avenir | |
1956 | Belgium | Frans Schoubben | Elvé–Peugeot | |
1957 | Belgium | Willy Vannitsen | Peugeot–BP–Dunlop | |
1958 | Belgium | Roger Baens | Cureghem Sportif | |
1959 | Belgium | Valère Paulissen | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | |
1960 | Belgium | Willy Vannitsen | Carpano | |
1961 | Belgium | Martin Van Geneugden | Carpano | |
1962 | Netherlands | Peter Post | Flandria–Faema–Clément | |
1963 | Belgium | Joseph Wouters | Solo–Terrot | |
1964 | Belgium | Jos Dewit | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | |
1965 | Belgium | Georges Van Coningsloo | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | |
1966 | Belgium | Fernand Deferm | Dr. Mann–Grundig | |
1967 | Belgium | Edward Sels | Flandria–De Clerck | |
1968 | Netherlands | Leo Duyndam | Smith's | |
1969 | Belgium | Willy Vekemans | Goldor–Hertekamp | |
1970 | Netherlands | Jan van Katwijk | Willem II–Gazelle | |
1971 | No race | |||
1972 | Belgium | Jozef Abelshausen | Watney–Avia | |
1973 | Belgium | Jozef Abelshausen | IJsboerke–Bertin | |
1974 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | Watney–Maes Pils | |
1975 | Belgium | Guido Van Sweevelt | Maes Pils–Watney | |
1976 | Belgium | Frans Van Looy | Molteni–Campagnolo | |
1977 | Belgium | Marcel Laurens | IJsboerke–Colnago | |
1978 | Belgium | Willem Peeters | IJsboerke–Gios | |
1979 | Belgium | Guido Van Sweevelt | IJsboerke–Warncke Eis | |
1980 | Belgium | Daniel Willems | IJsboerke–Warncke Eis | |
1981 | Belgium | Ludwig Wijnants | Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata | |
1982 | Belgium | Werner Devos | Boule d'Or–Sunair | |
1983 | Belgium | Rudy Matthijs | Boule d'Or–Colnago | |
1984 | Belgium | Noël De Jonckheere | Teka | |
1985 | Belgium | Eric Vanderaerden | Panasonic–Raleigh | |
1986 | Netherlands | Ad Wijnands | Kwantum–Decosol–Yoko | |
1987 | Belgium | Wim Arras | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | |
1988 | Belgium | Eric Vanderaerden | Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu | |
1989 | Belgium | Jerry Cooman | S.E.F.B. | |
1990 | Belgium | Eddy Planckaert | Panasonic–Sportlife | |
1991 | No race | |||
1992 | Netherlands | Jans Koerts | PDM–Ultima–Concorde | |
1993 | Belgium | Patrick Van Roosbroeck | La William–Duvel | |
1994 | Belgium | Marc Wauters | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | |
1995– 2011 | No race | |||
2012 | Belgium | Kevin Claeys | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | |
2013 | Belgium | Olivier Chevalier | Wallonie-Bruxelles | |
2014 | Netherlands | Mathieu van der Poel | BKCP–Powerplus | |
2015 | Belgium | Björn Leukemans | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | |
2016 | Belgium | Kenny Dehaes | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | |
2017 | Belgium | Wout van Aert | Vérandas Willems–Crelan | |
2018 | Netherlands | Mathieu van der Poel | Corendon–Circus | |
2019 | Romania | Eduard-Michael Grosu | Delko–Marseille Provence | |
2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium | |||
2021 | Belgium | Tim Merlier | Alpecin–Fenix | |
2022[5] | Belgium | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto–Soudal | |
2023 | Belgium | Gerben Thijssen | Intermarché–Circus–Wanty | |
2024 | Netherlands | Dylan Groenewegen | Team Jayco–AlUla |
Notes
- ^ The two-time winners are Belgian riders Jozef Abelshausen, Ernest Sterckx, Guido Van Sweevelt, Eric Vanderaerden and Willy Vannitsen, along with Mathieu van der Poel from the Netherlands.
References
- ^ "Ronde van Limburg". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Ronde van Limburg (Bel) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Ronde van Limburg(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Erelijst Ronde van Limburg" [Ronde van Limburg Winners list] (PDF). Ronde van Limburg (in Dutch). Flanders Classics. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Arnaud De Lie wins crash-marred Ronde van Limburg". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)