Race details | |
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Date | March |
Region | West Flanders |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day race |
Web site |
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History | |
First edition |
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Editions |
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Final edition |
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First winner | Gabriel Borra ( BEL) |
Most wins | Nico Kuypers ( BEL) (3 wins) |
Final winner | Joren Touquet ( BEL) |
History (women) | |
First winner | Floortje Mackaij ( NED) |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | Christine Majerus ( LUX) |
The Omloop van de Westhoek is a one-day road cycling race held annually near Ichtegem, West Flanders, Belgium since 1955. [1] After the death of cyclist Stive Vermaut in 2004, the official name of the race was changed to Omloop van de Westhoek-Memorial Stive Vermaut. A women's edition was held in 2018 as a UCI category 1.2 event and in 2021 as a 1.1 rated event. [2] The men's race has not been held since 2017, and the women's has not been held since 2021. [3]
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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2018 | Floortje Mackaij | Lorena Wiebes | Marjolein Van't Geloof |
2019 | Cancelled due to high winds | ||
2020 | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Christine Majerus | Amy Pieters | Thalita de Jong |