It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all from 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar.[2]
Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour; however this did not happen and it became part of the UCI Europe Tour competition.
Twelve riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once. The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin, who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014.
^"Tour de Belgique (Bel) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French).
^"Geen Baloise Belgium Tour en Elfstedenronde meer in 2020" [No Baloise Belgium Tour and Elfstedenronde in 2020] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External linksedit
Official Tour of Belgium website
Tour of Belgium full results 2008
January 01, 1970
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The Tour of Belgium Dutch Ronde van Belgie French Tour de Belgique is a five day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium and is part of the UCI ProSeries 1 Tour of BelgiumRace detailsDateLate MayRegionBelgiumEnglish nameTour of BelgiumLocal name s Ronde van Belgie in Dutch Tour de Belgique in French Baloise Belgium TourDisciplineRoadCompetitionUCI ProSeriesTypeStage raceRace directorJan Nys Golazo Sports Web sitewww wbr sport wbr be wbr baloisebelgiumtour wbr HistoryFirst edition1908 1908 Editions92 as of 2023 First winner Lucien Petit Breton FRA Most wins Tony Martin GER 3 wins Most recent Mathieu van der Poel NED Philippe Gilbert as leader in Mechelen 2010 It was held annually between 1908 and 1981 except during both world wars Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all from 1991 to 2001 From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar 2 Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour however this did not happen and it became part of the UCI Europe Tour competition Contents 1 Winners 1 1 By year 1 2 Multiple winners 1 3 By nation 2 Classifications 3 References 4 External linksWinners editTwelve riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014 By year edit Year Country Rider Team 1908 nbsp France Lucien Petit Breton Peugeot Wolber 1909 nbsp France Paul Duboc Alcyon Dunlop 1910 nbsp Belgium Jules Masselis Alcyon Dunlop 1911 nbsp Belgium Rene Vandenberghe Alcyon Dunlop 1912 nbsp Belgium Odile Defraye Alcyon Dunlop 1913 nbsp Belgium Dieudonne Gauthy Alcyon Soly 1914 nbsp Belgium Louis Mottiat Alcyon Soly 1915 1918 No race due to World War I 1919 nbsp Belgium Emile Masson Alcyon 1920 nbsp Belgium Louis Mottiat Alcyon 1921 nbsp Belgium Rene Vermandel individual 1922 nbsp Belgium Rene Vermandel Alcyon Dunlop 1923 nbsp Belgium Emile Masson Alcyon Dunlop 1924 nbsp Belgium Felix Sellier Alcyon Dunlop 1925 nbsp Belgium Denis Verschueren Wonder 1926 nbsp Belgium Jean De Busschere Alcyon Dunlop 1927 nbsp Belgium Paul Matton Armor Dunlop 1928 nbsp Belgium Jules Vanhevel individual 1929 nbsp Belgium Armand Van Bruane La Nordiste 1930 nbsp Belgium Emile Joly Genial Lucifer 1931 nbsp Belgium Maurice De Waele M Dewaele 1932 nbsp Belgium Leon Louyet Genial Lucifer Hutchinson 1933 nbsp Belgium Jean Aerts Alcyon Dunlop 1934 nbsp Belgium Francois Gardier Depas Cycles 1935 nbsp Belgium Joseph Moerenhout Dilecta Wolber 1936 nbsp Belgium Emile Decroix Wolber 1937 nbsp Belgium Adolph Braeckeveldt Helyett Splendor Hutchinson 1938 nbsp Belgium Francois Neuville Helyett Hutchinson 1939 nbsp Belgium Joseph Somers Helyett Hutchinson 1940 1944 No race due to World War II 1945 nbsp Belgium Norbert Callens Mercier Hutchinson 1946 nbsp Belgium Albert Ramon Cilo 1947 nbsp Belgium Maurice Van Herzele Groene Leeuw 1948 nbsp Belgium Stan Ockers Garin Wolber 1949 nbsp Belgium Ernest Sterckx L Avenir 1950 nbsp Belgium Albert Dubuisson Groene Leeuw 1951 nbsp Belgium Lucien Mathys Groene Leeuw 1952 nbsp Belgium Henri Van Kerckhove individual 1953 nbsp Belgium Florent Rondele Bertin D Alessandro 1954 nbsp Belgium Henri Van Kerckhove Groene Leeuw Huret 1955 nbsp Belgium Alex Close Elve Peugeot 1956 nbsp Belgium Andre Vlayen Elve Peugeot 1957 nbsp Belgium Pino Cerami Peugeot BP Dunlop 1958 nbsp Belgium Noel Fore Groene Leeuw Leopold 1959 nbsp Belgium Armand Desmet Groene Leeuw Sinalco SAS 1960 nbsp Belgium Alfons Sweeck Groene Leeuw Sinalco SAS 1961 nbsp Belgium Rik Van Looy Faema 1962 nbsp Belgium Noel Fore Flandria Faema Clement 1963 nbsp Netherlands Peter Post Dr Mann Labo 1964 nbsp Belgium Benoni Beheyt Wiel s Groene Leeuw 1965 nbsp France Jean Stablinski Ford France Gitane 1966 nbsp Italy Vittorio Adorni Salvarani 1967 nbsp Italy Carmine Preziosi Molteni 1968 nbsp Belgium Wilfried David Flandria De Clerck 1969 nbsp Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck Flandria De Clerck Kruger 1970 nbsp Belgium Eddy Merckx Faemino Faema 1971 nbsp Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni 1972 nbsp Belgium Roger Swerts Molteni 1973 nbsp Denmark Leif Mortensen Bic 1974 nbsp Belgium Roger Swerts IJsboerke Colner 1975 nbsp Belgium Freddy Maertens Carpenter Confortluxe Flandria 1976 nbsp Belgium Michel Pollentier Flandria Velda West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf 1977 nbsp Belgium Walter Planckaert Maes Pils Mini Flat 1978 nbsp Belgium Andre Dierickx IJsboerke Gios 1979 nbsp Belgium Daniel Willems IJsboerke Warncke Eis 1980 nbsp Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann TI Raleigh Creda 1981 nbsp Netherlands Ad Wijnands TI Raleigh Creda 1982 1983 No race 1984 nbsp Belgium Eddy Planckaert Panasonic Raleigh 1985 nbsp Belgium Ludo Peeters Kwantum Decosol Yoko 1986 nbsp Belgium Nico Emonds Kwantum Decosol Yoko 1987 No race 1988 nbsp Netherlands Frans Maassen Superconfex Yoko Opel Colnago 1989 nbsp Great Britain Sean Yates 7 Eleven 1990 nbsp Netherlands Frans Maassen Buckler Colnago Decca 1991 2001 No race 2002 nbsp Netherlands Bart Voskamp BankGiroLoterij Batavus 2003 nbsp Australia Michael Rogers Quick Step Davitamon 2004 nbsp France Sylvain Chavanel Brioches La Boulangere 2005 nbsp Belgium Tom Boonen Quick Step Innergetic 2006 nbsp Netherlands Maarten Tjallingii Skil Shimano 2007 nbsp Russia Vladimir Gusev Discovery Channel 2008 nbsp Belgium Stijn Devolder Quick Step 2009 nbsp Netherlands Lars Boom Rabobank 2010 nbsp Belgium Stijn Devolder Quick Step 2011 nbsp Belgium Philippe Gilbert Omega Pharma Lotto 2012 nbsp Germany Tony Martin Omega Pharma Quick Step 2013 nbsp Germany Tony Martin Omega Pharma Quick Step 2014 nbsp Germany Tony Martin Omega Pharma Quick Step 2015 nbsp Belgium Greg Van Avermaet BMC Racing Team 2016 nbsp Belgium Dries Devenyns IAM Cycling 2017 nbsp Belgium Jens Keukeleire Belgium national team 2018 nbsp Belgium Jens Keukeleire Lotto Soudal 2019 nbsp Belgium Remco Evenepoel Deceuninck Quick Step 2020 No race due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Belgium 3 2021 nbsp Belgium Remco Evenepoel Deceuninck Quick Step 2022 nbsp Switzerland Mauro Schmid Quick Step Alpha Vinyl Team 2023 nbsp Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin Deceuninck Multiple winners edit Name Country Wins Years Tony Martin nbsp Germany 3 2012 2013 2014 Louis Mottiat nbsp Belgium 2 1914 1920 Emile Masson nbsp Belgium 2 1919 1923 Rene Vermandel nbsp Belgium 2 1921 1922 Henri Van Kerckhove nbsp Belgium 2 1952 1954 Noel Fore nbsp Belgium 2 1958 1962 Eddy Merckx nbsp Belgium 2 1970 1971 Roger Swerts nbsp Belgium 2 1972 1974 Frans Maassen nbsp Netherlands 2 1988 1990 Stijn Devolder nbsp Belgium 2 2008 2010 Jens Keukeleire nbsp Belgium 2 2017 2018 Remco Evenepoel nbsp Belgium 2 2019 2021 By nation edit Rank Country Wins Most times winner Most Recent Winner 1 nbsp Belgium 69 2 wins Louis Mottiat Emile Masson Rene Vermandel Henri Van Kerckhove Noel Fore Eddy Merckx Roger Swerts Stijn Devolder Jens Keukeleire Remco Evenepoel Remco Evenepoel 2021 2 nbsp Netherlands 9 Frans Maassen 2 Mathieu van der Poel 2023 3 nbsp France 4 1 win Lucien Petit Breton Paul Duboc Jean Stablinski Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel 2004 4 nbsp Germany 3 Tony Martin 3 Tony Martin 2014 5 nbsp Italy 2 1 win Carmine Preziosi Vittorio Adorni Carmine Preziosi 1967 6 nbsp Australia 1 Michael Rogers 1 Michael Rogers 2003 nbsp Denmark 1 Leif Mortensen 1 Leif Mortensen 1973 nbsp Great Britain 1 Sean Yates 1 Sean Yates 1989 nbsp Russia 1 Vladimir Gusev 1 Vladimir Gusev 2007 nbsp Switzerland 1 Mauro Schmid 1 Mauro Schmid 2022 Classifications editAs of the 2023 edition the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are nbsp Purple Jersey Worn by the leader of the general classification nbsp Red Jersey Worn by the leader of the points classification nbsp Yellow Jersey Worn by the leader of the youth classification nbsp White Jersey Worn by the leader of the combativity classification References edit Belgium Tour FirstCycling com 2023 Tour de Belgique Bel Cat 2 ProS Memoire du cyclisme eu in French Geen Baloise Belgium Tour en Elfstedenronde meer in 2020 No Baloise Belgium Tour and Elfstedenronde in 2020 in Dutch sporza be 17 April 2020 Retrieved 17 April 2020 External links editOfficial Tour of Belgium website Tour of Belgium full results 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tour of Belgium amp oldid 1199387707, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
