Bruxelles–Meulebeke

Brussels-Meulebeke (Dutch: Brussel-Meulebeke) was a men's road cycling road race held in Belgium annually in May from 1964 to 1975. The competition's roll of honor includes two victories by Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx. The record of victories, however, belongs to Freddy Maertens. The race has always been won by Belgian riders.[1]

Brussels-Meulebeke
Race details
DateMay
RegionBrabant, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium
English nameBrussels-Meulebeke
Local name(s)Brussel-Meulebeke (in Dutch) Bruxelles–Meulebeke (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat 1.1
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1964 (1964)
Editions12
Final edition1975
First winner Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Most wins
(3 wins)
Final winner Freddy Maertens (BEL)

The last part of this race was cycled behind Dernys.[2]

Jean-Pierre Monseré in the 1970 Brussels-Meulebeke final

Winners
Year Winner Second Third
1964 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Willy Bocklant Belgium Ward Sels
1965 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Jozef Huysmans Belgium Guillaume Van Tongerloo
1966 Belgium Eddy Merckx Belgium Walter Godefroot Belgium Bernard Van de Kerckhove
1967 Belgium Noël Foré Belgium Walter Godefroot Belgium Daniel Van Rijckeghem
1968 Belgium Noël Foré Belgium Herman Van Springel Belgium Daniel Van Rijckeghem
1969 Belgium Eddy Merckx Belgium Herman Van Springel Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
1970 Belgium Walter Boucquet Belgium Jean-Pierre Monseré Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
1971 Belgium Herman Van Springel Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe Belgium Noël Van Clooster
1972 Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe Belgium Noël Van Clooster Belgium Ronny Van De Vijver
1973 Belgium Freddy Maertens Belgium Ludo Van Der Linden Belgium Willy Teirlinck
1974 Belgium Freddy Maertens Belgium Wilfried Wesemael Belgium Walter Planckaert
1975 Belgium Freddy Maertens Germany Dietrich Thurau Netherlands René Pijnen

References
  1. "Wattrelos-Meulebeke". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  2. "Bruxelles–Meulebeke". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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