Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen

Recurring sporting event

Omloop van Oost-VlaanderenRace details

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 (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]

## Winners

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Year  | Winner  | Second  | Third

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1945  |  Achiel De Backer |  Marcel Ryckaert |  René Adriaensens
1946  |  Achiel De Backer |  Omer Van Geystelen |  Robert Van Eenaeme
1947  |  Roger De Corte |  Achiel Buysse |  André Maelbrancke
1948  |  Théo Middelkamp |  Michel Remue |  Arsène Rijckaert
1949  |  Georges Claes |  Roger Decorte |  Achiel Schepens
1950  |  Hector Smet |  Lode Poels |  August Van Mirlo
1951  |  Lucien Deporteer |  Emmanuel Thoma |  Jean Bogaerts
1952  |  Arsène Rijckaert |  Roger Gyselinck |  Piet Van As
1953  |  Hilaire Couvreur |  Marcel Ryckaert |  Roger Desmet
1954  |  Alfred De Bruyne |  Roger Decock |  Henri Van Kerkhove
1955  |  Rik Van Looy |  Alfred De Bruyne |  Gaston De Wacher
1956  |  Gilbert Desmet |  Roger Decock |  André Rosseel
1957  |  Rik Van Looy |  André Noyelle |  Jos De Feyter
1958  |  Joseph Theuns |  Gustaaf Van Vaerenbergh |  Karel Clerckx
1959  |  Roger Decock |  Jules Mertens |  Peter Van Der Plaetsen
1960  |  Willy Haelterman |  Léopold Rosseel |  André Noyelle
1961  |  André Noyelle |  Michel Van Aerde |  Maurice Meuleman
1962  |  Gabriel Borra |  Benoni Beheyt |  Rik Van Looy
1963  |  Piet Van Est |  Jan Janssen |  Roger De Breucker
1964  |  Willy Raes |  Edward Sels |  Constant Schreel
1965  |  Léo Van Drongen |  Hugo De Thaey |  Julien Haelterman
1966  |  Joseph Mathy |  Donaat Himpe |  Bernard Vandekerkhove
1967  |  Noel Fore |  Roger Rosiers |  Willy Van Neste
1968  |  Léopold Van Den Neste |  Frans Brands |  Albert Van Vlierberghe
1969  |  Daniel Van Ryckeghem |  Ludo Van Dromme |  Ronny Van De Vijver
1970  |  Etienne Buysse |  Joseph Schoeters |  Willy Scheers
1971  |  Frans Melckenbeeck |  Maurice Dury |  Mats Gerritsen
1972  |  Noël Van Clooster |  Richard Buckaki |  Roger Loysch
1973  |  Walter Godefroot |  Frans Van Looy |  Freddy Maertens
1974  |  Daniel Verplancke |  Willem Peeters |  Freddy Maertens
1975  |  Herman Van Springel |  Julien Stevens |  Daniel Verplancke
1976  |  Ferdi Van Den Haute |  Albert Van Vlierberghe |  André Delcroix
1977  |  Piet Van Katwijk |  Emiel Gijsemans |  Rudy Pevenage
1978  |  Guido Van Calster |  Jozef Van De Poel |  Eddy Verstraeten
1979  |  Daniel Willems |  Piet Van Katwijk |  Etienne De Beule

## References

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1. ^ "Circuit de Flandre orientale (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
2. ^ "Omloop Oost-Vlaanderen". FirstCycling.com. 2022.

*[BEL]: Belgium