Race details | |
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Date | May, June |
Region | Flanders, Belgium |
English name | Circuit of East Flanders |
Local name(s) | Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen (Dutch) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1945 |
Editions | 35 |
Final edition | 1979 |
First winner | Achiel De Backer (BEL) |
Most wins | Achiel De Backer (BEL) Rik Van Looy (BEL) (2 wins) |
Final winner | Daniel Willems (BEL) |
The Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen was a post WW II-men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1979. The start and finish place was Ertvelde (East Flanders, Belgium).[1]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy, Walter Godefroot and Herman Van Springel.[2]