World Ports Classic

Dutch and Belgian two-day road cycling race

World Ports Classic

Race details
Date| August (2012, 2013)
May (2014, 2015)
Region| Netherlands and Belgium
English name| World Ports Classic
Discipline| Road
Competition| UCI Europe Tour
Type| Stage race
Organiser| Amaury Sport Organisation
Web site| www.letour.fr/world-ports-classic/
History
First edition| 2012 (2012)
Editions| 4
Final edition| 2015
First winner|  Tom Boonen (BEL)
Most wins| No repeat winners
Final winner|  Kris Boeckmans (BEL)

The World Ports Classic was a European two-day cycle race held between the port cities of Rotterdam and Antwerp, organized by ASO as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was held between 2012 and 2015.

In all years except for 2013, the riders started in Rotterdam, finishing the first day in Antwerp before riding in the opposite direction on the second and final day. A leader's jersey was awarded to the winner of the first stage,[1] to be defended on the second stage.

## History

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The inaugural event commenced on 31 August 2012[2][3] with the first stage being won by Tom Boonen ahead of André Greipel and Alexander Kristoff. The second stage was won by Theo Bos ahead of Greipel and Boonen. Boonen won the overall classification and the points classification with Kristoff winning the youth classification.

The 2013 event, the only edition that started with the Antwerp–Rotterdam stage first, was won by Nikolas Maes of Belgium, while Bos won in 2014.

The final edition in 2015 was won by Kris Boeckmans of Belgium; Andrea Guardini won the first stage ahead of Yauheni Hutarovich and Boeckmans, while Boeckmans won the second stage ahead of Danilo Napolitano and Alessandro Bazzana.

## Winners

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Year  | Country  | Rider  | Team

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2012 |  Belgium | Tom Boonen | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013 |  Belgium | Nikolas Maes | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2014 |  Netherlands | Theo Bos | Belkin Pro Cycling
2015 |  Belgium | Kris Boeckmans | Lotto–Soudal

## References

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1. ^ "World Ports Classic" (in French). Le Blog de l'Ardoisier. 2012-05-16.
2. ^ "2011 - 2012 UCI Road Calendar: UCI Europe Tour". uci.ch. 2011-09-26.
3. ^ "New Race: Rotterdam-Antwerp and back" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2011-09-26.

## External links

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* Official website

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