Omloop der drie Provinciën

The Omloop der drie Provinciën was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1982.[1]

Omloop der drie Provinciën
Race details
DateMay, June, July
RegionBrussels-Capital Region, Flanders (Belgium)
English nameCircuit of 3 Provinces
Local name(s)Omloop der drie Provinciën (in Dutch), Circuit des 3 Provinces (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat. 1.2
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1947 (1947)
Editions35
Final edition1982
First winner Valère Olivier (BEL)
Final winner Jean Van Der Stappen (BEL)

The course, variating between 185 and 225 km always ended in Avelgem, West Flanders.[2]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen, Briek Schotte and Walter Godefroot.

Winners
Year Winner Second Third
1947 Belgium Valère Olivier Belgium Albert Sercu Belgium Roger Cnockaert
1948 Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium Lode Anthonis Belgium Jozef Van der Helst
1949 Belgium Maurice Van Herzele Belgium Georges Desplenter Belgium Lucien Vlaemynck
1950 Belgium Maurice Blomme Belgium Arthur Mommerency Belgium Emmanuel Thoma
1951 Belgium Albert Ramon Belgium Karel De Baere Belgium André Pieters
1952 Belgium Marcel Dierckens Belgium Roger Decorte Belgium Odiel Van den Meerschaut
1953 Belgium Jozef Lefevre Belgium Arthur Mommerency Belgium Gérard Buyl
1954 Belgium Briek Schotte Belgium André Blomme Belgium Karel De Baere
1955 Belgium Henri Denys Belgium Buddy Demunster Belgium Lionel Van Brabant
1956 Belgium Karel Clerckx Belgium Ernest Sterckx Belgium Marcel Ryckaert
1957 Belgium Joseph Hoevenaers Belgium René Van Meenen Belgium René Mertens
1958 Belgium Marcel Buys Belgium Léopold Rosseel Belgium Marcel Janssens
1959 Belgium Jozef Schils Belgium Michel Van Aerde Belgium Pieter Van der Plaetsen
1960 Belgium Julien Schepens Belgium Frans Aerenhouts Belgium Marcel Buys
1961 Belgium Michel Van Aerde Belgium Gustaaf De Smet Belgium Roger Vindevogel
1962 Belgium Gilbert Desmet Belgium Joseph Verachtert Belgium Rik Luyten
1963 Belgium Arthur Decabooter Belgium Willy Raes Belgium Willy Bocklant
1964 Belgium Léon Van Daele Belgium Etienne Vercauteren Belgium Georges Vandenberghe
1965 Belgium Etienne Vercauteren Belgium Léopold Van Den Neste Belgium Julien Stevens
1966 Belgium Auguste Verhaegen Belgium Paul Somers Belgium Eric Demunster
1967 Belgium Frans Brands Belgium Joseph Mathy Belgium Julien Stevens
1968 Netherlands Wim Dubois Belgium Julien Stevens Belgium Herman Vrijders
1970 Belgium Noël Vantyghem Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck Belgium Georges Vandenberghe
1971 Belgium Eddy Goossens Belgium Georges Vandenberghe Belgium Fernand Hermie
1972 Belgium Arthur Van De Vijver Belgium Jacques Zwaenepoel Netherlands Richard Bukacki
1973 Belgium Walter Godefroot Belgium Alfons De Bal Belgium Willy De Geest
1974 Belgium Lieven Malfait Belgium Lucien De Brauwere Belgium Marcel Omloop
1975 Belgium Dirk Baert Belgium Serge Vandaele Belgium Willy Van Malderghem
1976 Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck Netherlands Jan Raas Belgium Geert Malfait
1977 Belgium Jozef Jacobs Belgium Eric Van de Wiele Belgium Walter Planckaert
1978 Belgium Eric Jaques Belgium Alfons De Bal Belgium Frans Van Looy
1979 Belgium Rudy Colman Netherlands Adrianus Schipper Belgium Gery Verlinden
1980 Belgium Marc Demeyer Belgium Pol Verschuere Belgium Dirk Gilbert
1981 Belgium Alain Van Hoornweder Belgium Marc Goossens Belgium Johnny De Nul
1982 Belgium Jean Van Der Stappen Belgium Dirk Baert Netherlands Ad Oprins

References
  1. "Circuit des 3 provinces (Bel) – Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Circuit des 3 Provinces". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
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