Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June, July |
| Region | Antwerp, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium |
| English name | Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt |
| Local name(s) | Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1938 |
| Editions | 18 |
| Final edition | 1968 |
| First winner | Louis Hardiquest (BEL) |
| Most wins |
|
| Final winner | Willy Donie (BEL) |
Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt was a men's cycling race organised for the last time in 1968.[1] The race was run between Tielt (West Flanders) and Antwerp. In 1945, a shortened version of 144 km was run with start place Antwerp and finish place Tielt. In 1958, Antwerp was both start and finish place.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Briek Schotte and Rik Van Looy.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Louis Hardiquest | Petrus Van Teemsche | Albert Beirnaert |
| 1939 | Marcel Claeys | Aloïs Delchambre | Gerard Delepeleire |
| 1940-1944 | No race during World War II | ||
| 1945 | Briek Schotte | Omer Mommerency | Lode Poels |
| 1946 | Maurice Van Herzele | Jozef Moerenhout | Albert Sercu |
| 1947 | Frans Knaepkens | Maurice Meersman | Achiel Buysse |
| 1948 | André Maelbrancke | Lucien Mathys | Constant Lauwers |
| 1949 | André Maelbrancke | Jerôme De Jaeger | André Pieters |
| 1950-1957 | No race | ||
| 1958 | Gabriel Borra | Frans van Looveren | Marcel Rijckaert |
| 1959 | Rik Van Looy | Willy Truye | Julien Pascal |
| 1960 | Léon Vandaele | Marcel Rijckaert | Leopold Rosseel |
| 1961 | Jaak De Boever | Marcel Seynaeve | Noël Foré |
| 1962 | Jaak De Boever | Clément Roman | Oswald Declercq |
| 1963 | Roland Aper | Oswald Declercq | Walter Boucquet |
| 1964 | Jaak De Boever | Oswald Declercq | Roger Deconinck |
| 1965 | Walter Boucquet | Jaak De Boever | Walter Godefroot |
| 1966 | Jaak De Boever | Gustaaf De Smet | Robert Lelangue |
| 1967 | Roger Blockx | Herman Van Loo | Antoine Houbrechts |
| 1968 | Willy Donie | Herman Van Loo | Roland Van de Rijse |
References
- ^ "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". FirstCycling.com. 2022.