De Vlaamse Pijl Explained

De Vlaamse Pijl
Date:Early-March
Region:Harelbeke, Belgium
English:Flemish Arrow
Localnames:Flèche flamande
Discipline:Road race
Competition:UCI Europe Tour (as part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen)
Type:Single-day
Number:48 (as of 2016)
Image Size:180

De Vlaamse Pijl (English: Flemish Arrow) is a Belgian road bicycle race held annually since 1968.[1] The race starts and ends in Harelbeke.[2] From 2005 until 2012, it was rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour, however in 2013 the race was no longer held separately but became part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen stage race.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vlaamse Pijl-Harelbeke (Bel) - Cat. 1.2 . 13 July 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  2. Web site: 2023 . De Vlaamse Pijl . FirstCycling.com . en.
  3. News: Vlaamse Pijl wordt eerste rit in Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen. Flemish Arrow is first stage in Three Days of West Flanders. Dutch. 27 June 2012. 2 March 2013. Het Nieuwsblad. Corelio.