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Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen
The Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1975.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | July |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Circuit of the South-West Mountains |
| Local name(s) | Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen(in Dutch), Circuit des Monts du Sud-Ouest (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1946 |
| Editions | 30 |
| Final edition | 1975 |
| First winner | Joseph Didden (BEL) |
| Most wins |
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| Final winner | Willem Peeters (BEL) |
The course, between 140 and 200 km, was situated in West Flanders, against the French border. Poperinge was both start and finish place.[2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Jozef Planckaert and Jean-Pierre Monseré.
Winners Edit
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Joseph Didden | Désiré Stadsbader | Maurice Desimpelaere |
| 1947 | Theo Middelkamp | René Janssens | Lucien Matthijs |
| 1948 | Hilaire Couvreur | Odiel Van Den Meerschaut | Roger De Corte |
| 1949 | Georges Claes | Albert Ramon | Frans Loyaerts |
| 1950 | Lode Anthonis | André Pieters | Julien Van Dycke |
| 1951 | Valère Ollivier | Frans Loyaerts | Florent Rondelé |
| 1952 | Briek Schotte | Hilaire Couvreur | Léopold Degraeveleyn |
| 1953 | Valère Ollivier | Roger Desmet | Germain Derycke |
| 1954 | Valère Ollivier | André Maelbrancke | André Rosseel |
| 1955 | Jozef Planckaert | Lucien Demunster | André Rosseel |
| 1956 | Germain Derycke | Norbert Kerckhove | Henri Denys |
| 1957 | Norbert Kerckhove | Luc Taillieu | Henri Denys |
| 1958 | Emile Van Cauter | Adhémar De Blaere | Michel Deboodt |
| 1959 | Lucien Demunster | Willy Truye | André Messelis |
| 1960 | Romain Van Wynsberghe | Bastiaan Maliepaard | Léon Van Daele |
| 1961 | Jaak De Boever | Karel Clerckx | Léopold Rosseel |
| 1962 | Noel Fore | André Noyelle | Oswald Declercq |
| 1963 | André Noyelle | Willy Raes | Alfons Hermans |
| 1964 | Georges Vandenberghe | Marcel Bostoen | Alfons Hermans |
| 1965 | Joseph Hoevenaers | André Messelis | Willy Bocklant |
| 1966 | Eric Demunster | Oswald Declercq | Herman Van Loo |
| 1967 | Eric Demunster | René Chtiej | Daniel Van Ryckeghem |
| 1968 | Joseph Mathy | Willy Donie | Michel Jacquemin |
| 1969 | Willy De Geest | Joseph Timmerman | Noël Vantyghem |
| 1970 | Jean-Pierre Monseré | Roland Callewaert | Willy Donie |
| 1971 | Tony Gakens | Hugo De Raes | Raphaël Van Bruane |
| 1972 | Hervé Vermeeren | Christian Callens | Luc Van Goidshoven |
| 1973 | José Vanackere | Eddy Goossens | Eddy Moreels |
| 1974 | Rik Van Linden | Willy Planckaert | Noël Vantyghem |
| 1975 | Willem Peeters | José Vanackere | Léon Thomas |