Omloop van de Fruitstreek

The Circuit of the Fruit Region was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1976. The start and finish place was Alken (Limburg, Belgium), except in 1968 when the event was organized in Hasselt.[1]

Omloop van de Fruitstreek
Race details
DateMarch, April
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameCircuit of the fruit region
Local name(s)Omloop van de Fruitstreek (Dutch), Circuit des régions fruitières (French)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day
History
First edition1955 (1955)
Editions22
Final edition1976
First winner Jean Storms (BEL)
Most wins Willy Vannitsen (BEL)
(3 wins)
Final winner Emiel Gijsemans (BEL)

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Walter Godefroot.[2]

Winners
Year Winner Second Third
1955 Belgium Jean Storms Belgium Joseph Marien Belgium Frans Gielen
1956 Belgium Willy Vannitsen Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Jozef De Feyter
1957 Belgium Willy Vannitsen Belgium Joseph Verachtert Belgium Léopold Schaeken
1958 Belgium Léon Van Daele Belgium Roger Molenaers Belgium Frans Schoubben
1959 Belgium Petrus Oellibrandt Belgium Marcel Janssens Netherlands Jaap Kersten
1960 Belgium Martin Van Geneugden Belgium René Van Meenen Netherlands Piet Damen
1961 Belgium Martin Van Geneugden Netherlands Joop Captein Belgium Joseph Verachtert
1962 Belgium Roger De Coninck Belgium Jean-Baptiste Claes Belgium Théo Nys
1963 Belgium Willy Vannitsen Netherlands Jo De Haan Netherlands Joop Captein
1964 Belgium Joseph Verachtert Belgium André Noyelle Belgium Jan Lauwers
1965 Belgium Roger De Coninck Belgium Guillaume Van Tongerloo Netherlands Jo De Haan
1966 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Walter Ramon Netherlands Henk Cornelisse
1967 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Roger Verheyden Netherlands Harm Ottenbros
1968 Netherlands Harry Steevens Belgium Julien Stevens Netherlands Leo Duyndam
1969 Belgium Walter Godefroot Belgium Julien Stevens Netherlands Harm Ottenbros
1970 Belgium Frans Verbeeck Belgium Alfons Scheys Belgium Edward Sels
1971 Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe Belgium Fernand Hermie United Kingdom Peter Head
1972 Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck Belgium Jozef Abelshausen Belgium Ludo Vanderlinden
1973 Belgium Marcel Omloop Netherlands Jan Serpenti Belgium Léopold Vanden Neste
1974 Belgium Jozef Abelshausen Belgium Daniel Pauwels Belgium Antoon Houbrechts
1975 Belgium Geert Malfait Belgium Roger Loysch Belgium Herman Vrijders
1976 Belgium Emiel Gijsemans Belgium Daniel Verplancke Netherlands Bas Hordijk

References
  1. "Circuit des régions fruitières (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Omloop van de Fruitstreek". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
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