Omloop van de Westhoek

The Omloop van de Westhoek is a one-day road cycling race held annually near Ichtegem, West Flanders, Belgium since 1955.[1] After the death of cyclist Stive Vermaut in 2004, the official name of the race was changed to Omloop van de Westhoek-Memorial Stive Vermaut. A women's edition was held in 2018 as a UCI category 1.2 event and in 2021 as a 1.1 rated event.[2] The men's race has not been held since 2017, and the women's has not been held since 2021.[3]

Omloop van de Westhoek
Race details
DateMarch
RegionWest Flanders
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
Web sitewww.ddwvl.be/elite_vrouwen.php
History
First edition
  • 1955 (1955) (men)
  • 2018 (2018) (women)
Editions
  • Men: 55
  • Women: 2
Final edition
  • 2017 (men)
  • 2021 (women)
First winner Gabriel Borra (BEL)
Most wins Nico Kuypers (BEL) (3 wins)
Final winner Joren Touquet (BEL)
History (women)
First winner Floortje Mackaij (NED)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recent Christine Majerus (LUX)

Winners

Men
Year Winner Second Third
1955Belgium Gabriel BorraBelgium Marcel OngenaeBelgium Werner Vanhaecke
1956Belgium Roger BekeBelgium Willy DesmetBelgium Roger Soenens
1957Belgium Marcel SeynaeveBelgium Hector SabbeBelgium Roger Beke
1958Belgium Albert DaenekyntBelgium Georges Van MaeckelbergheBelgium F. Rousseau
1959–1960No race
1961Belgium Rom. De GruyterBelgium Yvan CoventBelgium Léon Vergauwen
1962Belgium Georges Vandenberghe
1963Belgium Bernard MaertensBelgium Willy VanhesteBelgium Étienne Van Vlierberghe
1964Belgium Guido ReybrouckBelgium Étienne MattheusBelgium Camiel Vyncke
1965Belgium Hubert CrielBelgium Donaat HimpeBelgium Rémi Van Vreckom
1966Netherlands Wim DuboisBelgium Herman Decan Belgium Robert Legein
1967Belgium Jos Van MechelenBelgium Robert LegeinBelgium Gilbert Verlinde
1968Netherlands Cees RentmeesterBelgium Pol MahieuBelgium Eddy Museeuw
1969Belgium Roland CallewaertBelgium Daniel VerplanckeBelgium M. Desmedt
1970No race
1971Belgium Gilbert EeckhoutFrance Gérard OlbeBelgium Eddy Ronquetti
1972Belgium Freddy MaertensBelgium Michel PollentierNetherlands Fons van Katwijk
1973Netherlands Bas HordijkBelgium Mich. DraginBelgium Lieven Malfait
1974No race
1975Belgium Jean-Luc VandenbrouckeNetherlands Gaby MinnebooBelgium Ronny Bossant
1976Belgium Eddy VanhaerensNetherlands Toine van den BunderBelgium Wilfried Vyncke
1977Netherlands Toine van den BunderBelgium Frank HosteBelgium Bernard Huyghe
1978Belgium Walter SchoonjansBelgium Dirk VermeerschBelgium Freddy Tanghe
1979Belgium Johan DenijsBelgium Werner DevosBelgium Bernard Huyghe
1980Belgium Alain Van HoornwederBelgium Eric BorraBelgium Christian Vannieuwenhuyse
1981Belgium Johan DenijsBelgium Hedwig MaesBelgium Patrick Vanvyaene
1982Belgium Eric WuytackBelgium Chris CapelleBelgium Pieter Verhaeghe
1983Belgium Patrick VerplanckeBelgium Gino KnockaertBelgium Rudy Van Gheluwe
1984Netherlands Roger LemmensBelgium Peter SpaenhovenBelgium Marc Versluys
1985Belgium Jan MattheusBelgium Rudy De KeyzerNetherlands Jos Roovers
1986Belgium Johan MuseeuwBelgium Peter HuygheBelgium Patrick Verplancke
No race
1988Belgium Jan MattheusBelgium Reginald VandammeBelgium Walter De Veerman
1989Belgium Reginald VandammeBelgium Geert De BuckBelgium Stefaan Vermeersch
1990Netherlands Danny NelissenBelgium Willy WillemsBelgium Eric De Clercq
1991Belgium Danny DaelmanBelgium Tom SteelsNetherlands Niels Boogaard
1992Canada Sean WayBelgium Danny DaelmanBelgium Danny Sleeckx
1993Belgium Didier PriemBelgium Stefaan VermeerschNetherlands Roger Vaessen
1994Denmark Frank HøjBelgium Stefaan VermeerschBelgium Patrick Van Daele
1995Belgium Danny JonckheereBelgium Yoeri WandelsBelgium Pascal Lievens
1996Belgium Jurgen VermeerschBelgium Jan MattheusBelgium Danny Jonckheere
1997Belgium Pascal LievensBelgium Jan MattheusBelgium Jurgen Vermeersch
1998Belgium Kurt DewulfBelgium Nico StrynckxBelgium Sébastien Van den Abeele
1999Belgium Mario RaesBelgium Pascal LievensBelgium James Vanlandschoot
2000Belgium Jurgen De BuysschereBelgium Patrick CocquytBelgium Steven De Champs
2001Belgium Patrick CocquytBelgium Igor AbakoumovBelgium Lars Vantournhout
2002Belgium Tim LenaersBelgium Patrick CocquytBelgium Jurgen Deceuninck
2003Belgium Nico KuypersBelgium Steven De SchampBelgium Jurgen Vermeersch
2004Belgium Nico KuypersBelgium Jurgen Van LoockeBelgium Mario Willems
2005Belgium Nico KuypersBelgium Jarno Van MingeroetBelgium Gerdy Ververken
2006Belgium Steven Vanden BusscheBelgium Dirk ClarysseBelgium Geert Vermoote
2007Belgium Gerdy VerverkenBelgium Jonas ReybrouckBelgium Nico Savat
2008No race
2009Belgium Joeri ClauwaertBelgium Werner VandrommeBelgium Stijn Minne
2010Belgium Sven JodtsBelgium Kevin MaeneBelgium Martijn Debaene
2011Belgium Nielsen RaedtBelgium Dries DepoorterBelgium Thomas Ongena
2012Belgium Jens WallaysNetherlands Brian van GoethemBelgium Jo Maes
2013Belgium Jens WallaysBelgium Jo MaesBelgium Nielsen Raedt
2014Belgium Joeri CalleeuwBelgium Michael CoolsBelgium Steven Caethoven
2015Belgium Stijn MinneBelgium Jan LogierBelgium Gianni Marchand
2016Belgium Jo MaesBelgium Stijn MinneBelgium Arjen Livyns
2017Belgium Joren TouquetBelgium Jens VandenbogaerdeBelgium Johan Hemroulle

Women
Year Winner Second Third
2018Netherlands Floortje MackaijNetherlands Lorena WiebesNetherlands Marjolein Van't Geloof
2019Cancelled due to high winds
2020Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic
2021Luxembourg Christine MajerusNetherlands Amy PietersNetherlands Thalita de Jong

References
  1. "Omloop van de Westhoek". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. "Omloop van de Westhoek - Memorial Stive Vermaut(1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. "Omloop van de Westhoek-Mem. Steve Vermaut". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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