Omloop van het Houtland

Omloop van het Houtland ("Circuit of Houtland") is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Lichtervelde in the region of West Flanders, Belgium.[1] Since 2007, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[2][3]

Omloop van het Houtland
Race details
DateLate September
RegionWest Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)Omloop van het Houtland (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.omloopvanhethoutland.be
History
First edition1945 (1945)
Editions77 (as of 2023)
First winner André Maelbrancke (BEL)
Most wins3 riders with 3 wins
Most recent Gerben Thijssen (BEL)

In 2002 it was held as the first stage of Circuit Franco-Belge.[4]

Winners
Year Country Rider Team
1945  Belgium André Maelbrancke Mercier–Hutchinson
1946  Belgium Roger De Corte Métropole–Hutchinson
1947  Belgium Adolf Verschueren Mercier–Hutchinson
1948  Belgium Albert Anutschin Arliguie–Hutchinson
1949  Belgium André Pieters Arliguie–Hutchinson
1950  Belgium André Maelbrancke Starnord–Wolber
1951  Belgium André Maelbrancke Garin–Wolber
1952  Belgium Valère Ollivier Bertin–D'Alessandro
1953  Belgium Arthur Mommerency Devos Sport
1954  Belgium Lucien Victor individual
1955  Belgium Roger De Corte Groene Leeuw
1956  Belgium Léon Van Daele Bertin–Huret
1957  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Faema–Guerra
1958  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Faema–Guerra
1959  Belgium Arthur De Cabooter Groene Leeuw–Sinalco-SAS
1960  Netherlands Mies Stolker Helyett–Leroux
1961  Belgium Roland Aper Bertin–L'Avenir
1962  Belgium Norbert Kerckhove Dr. Mann–Labo
1963  Belgium Robert Vandecaveye Faema–Flandria
1964  Belgium Arthur De Cabooter Solo–Superia
1965  Belgium Gilbert Desmet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
1966  Belgium Walter Boucquet
1967  Belgium Jan Boonen
1968  Belgium Walter Boucquet
1969  Belgium Noël Van Clooster
1970  Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
1971  Belgium André Dierickx
1972  Belgium Patrick Sercu
1973  Belgium Marc Lievens
1974  Belgium Willy Planckaert
1975  Belgium Eddy Cael
1976  Belgium Lieven Malfait
1977  Belgium Marc Demeyer
1978  Belgium Herman Van Springel
1979  Belgium Alain De Roo
1980  Belgium Walter Planckaert
1981  Belgium Rudy Pevenage
1982  Belgium Eddy Vanhaerens
1983  Belgium Ronny Vanmarcke
1984  Belgium Ludo Frijns
1985  Belgium Yvan Lamote
1986  Belgium Willem Wijnant
1987  Belgium Hendrik Redant
1988  Belgium Danny Janssens
1989  Belgium Jan Bogaert
1990  Belgium Johan Museeuw
1991  Belgium Didier Priem
1992  Belgium Johan Devos
1993  Belgium Danny Daelman
1994  Belgium Etienne De Wilde
1995  Netherlands Jans Koerts
1996  Belgium Johan Capiot
1997  Belgium Robbie Vandaele
1998  Belgium Etienne De Wilde
1999  Belgium Etienne De Wilde
2000  Belgium Nico Eeckhout Palmans–Ideal
2001  Belgium Geert Omloop Collstrop–Palmans
2002  Belgium Kevin Hulsmans Mapei
2003  Belgium Geert Omloop Palmans–Collstrop
2004  Belgium Bert Dewaele Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
2005  Belgium Kevin Van Impe Chocolade Jacques
2006  Germany Artur Gajek Team Wiesenhof
2007  Netherlands Steven de Jongh Quick-Step–Innergetic
2008  Denmark Martin Pedersen Team GLS
2009  Australia Graeme Brown Rabobank
2010  Netherlands Stefan van Dijk Verandas Willems
2011  Belgium Guillaume Van Keirsbulck Quick-Step
2012  Germany Marcel Kittel Argos–Shimano
2013  Germany Marcel Kittel Argos–Shimano
2014  Belgium Jelle Wallays Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
2015  Belgium Jens Debusschere Lotto–Soudal
2016 No race
2017  Belgium Tom Devriendt Wanty–Groupe Gobert
2018  Belgium Jonas van Genechten Vital Concept
2019  Germany Max Walscheid Team Sunweb
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021  Netherlands Taco van der Hoorn Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
2022  Belgium Jasper Philipsen Alpecin–Deceuninck
2023  Belgium Gerben Thijssen Intermarché–Circus–Wanty

References
  1. "Omloop van het Houtland". FirstCycling.com. 5 October 2023.
  2. "Omloop van het Houtland / Lichtervelde (Bel) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. "Omloop van het Houtland(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.
  4. Omloop van het Houtland
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