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Omloop van Limburg
The Omloop van Limburg was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1969.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May, June |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Circuit of Limburg |
| Local name(s) | Omloop van Limburg (in Dutch), Circuit du Limbourg (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1941 |
| Editions | 21 |
| Final edition | 1969 |
| First winner | Gorgon Hermans (BEL) |
| Most wins |
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| Final winner | Jan Boonen (BEL) |
The course, variating between 145 and 258 km, was situated in the Limburg province. Hasselt was both start and finish place, except for 1965 when the race finished in Genk.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen. The record of victories, however, belongs to Willy Vannitsen.[2]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Gorgon Hermans | Albert Ramon | Adolf Van den Bossche |
| 1942-1947 | No race | ||
| 1948 | Rik Evens | Maurice Holsbeek | Karel Van Dormael |
| 1949 | No race | ||
| 1950 | Lode Anthonis | Frans Gielen | Julien Janssens |
| 1951 | Ernest Sterckx | Edward Peeters | Georges Claes |
| 1952 | Wim Van Est | Frans van der Zande | Henk Faanhof |
| 1953 | Léopold Schaeken | Frans Loyaerts | Eugeen Van Roosbroeck |
| 1954 | André Vlayen | Frans Gielen | Jozef De Feyter |
| 1955 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Ernest Sterckx | Marcel Hendrikx |
| 1956 | Rik Van Steenbergen | Marcel Ryckaert | Rik Luyten |
| 1957 | Jean Pasinetti | Willem Hendriks | Joseph Verachtert |
| 1958 | Willy Vannitsen | Alfred De Bruyne | Willem Hendriks |
| 1959 | Rik Luyten | Camiel Buysse | Roger Baens |
| 1960 | Martin Van Geneugden | Hans Junkermann | Etienne De Baar |
| 1961 | Willy Vannitsen | Gilbert Maes | Gustaaf Desmet |
| 1962 | Emile Daems | Jean Simon | Jozef Wouters |
| 1963 | Ludo Janssens | Robert Seneca | Joseph Hoevenaers |
| 1964 | Walter Muylaert | Edward Sels | Michael Wright |
| 1965 | Raymond Vrancken | Alfons Hermans | Joseph Haeseldonckx |
| 1966 | Willy Vannitsen | Frans Brands | Jan Nolmans |
| 1967 | No race | ||
| 1968 | Michel Jacquemin | Pasquale De Luca | Guy Vallée |
| 1969 | Jan Boonen | Julien Verstrepen | Cornelis Schuuring |