Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May, June |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Tour of East Flanders |
| Local name(s) | Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen (in Dutch), Tour de la Flandre Orientale (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1960 |
| Editions | 14 |
| Final edition | 1973 |
| First winner | Emiel Verheyden (BEL) |
| Most wins |
|
| Final winner | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
The Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1973.[1]
The course, in the province of East Flanders, was around 200 km. Evergem was both start and finish place.[2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Benoni Beheyt and Eddy Merckx.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Emiel Verheyden | Oswald Declercq | Jozef Schils |
| 1961 | Willy Vanden Berghen | Clément Roman | Norbert Kerckhove |
| 1962 | Georges Decraeye | José Denoyette | Henri De Wolf |
| 1963 | René Van Meenen | Jaak De Boever | Edmond Coppens |
| 1964 | Benoni Beheyt | René Van Meenen | Norbert Coreelman |
| 1965 | August Verhaegen | Guido Reybrouck | Jozef Huysmans |
| 1966 | Gilbert Desmet | Yvan Verbist | Gustaaf Desmet |
| 1967 | Georges Vandenberghe | Jaak De Boever | Frans Aerenhouts |
| 1968 | Gilbert Desmet | Gustaaf Desmet | Luc Leman |
| 1969 | Frans Verbeeck | Yvan Verbist | Jozef Moons |
| 1970 | Frans Mintjens | Georges Vandenberghe | Eddy Merckx |
| 1971 | Joseph Bruyere | Maurice Eyers | Julien Stevens |
| 1972 | Willy Vanneste | Gilbert Wuytack | Willy Planckaert |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx | Richard Bukacki | Alfons De Bal |
References
- ^ "Tour de la Flandre orientale / Evergem (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "1er Tour de la Flandre Orientale à Evergem 1960". Mémoire du Cyclisme.