Driedaagse van Antwerpen explained

Driedaagse van Antwerpen
Date:April, June, August
Region:Flanders, Belgium
English:Three Days of Antwerp
Localnames:Driedaagse van Antwerpen, Trois jours d'Anvers
Discipline:Road
Type:Stage race
Number:6
Last:1960
Competition:Cat. 1.2

The Driedaagse van Antwerpen was a short-lived Belgian stage cycling race organized for the last time in 1960.[1]

The course was situated in the Antwerp Province. It also included a team time trial, which was held in the city park (Stadspark) of Antwerp.[2]

Rik Van Looy won at least one stage in each edition, except for 1955.

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1954 Wim Van Est Guido De Santi Hugo Koblet
Stage winners Hugo Koblet (ITT) Germain Derycke Karel Borgmans Netherlands (TP) Rik Van Looy Hugo Koblet
1955 Germain Derycke René Mertens André Vlayen
Stage winners André Noyelle Elvé-Peugeot (TTT) André Darrigade Jean Brankart Bernard Gauthier
1956 Rik Van Looy Raymond Impanis Wim Van Est
Stage winners Willy Vannitsen Rik Van Looy Van Hauwaert (TTT) Wim Van Est Willy Truye
1957 Léon Van Daele Gilbert Desmet Jozef Planckaert
Stage winners Léon Van Daele Jean Brankart (ITT) Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Looy Rik Van Looy
1958 André Vlayen Rik Van Looy Frans Arenhouts
Stage winners Dr. Mann (TTT) Miguel Poblet Rik Van Looy André Vlayen Jozef Schils
Not held
1960 Eddy Pauwels Rolf Wolfshohl Lode Troonbeeckx
Stage winners Joseph Hoevanaers & Luis Otaño Saint-Raphaël (TTT) Rik Van Looy Dr. Mann (TTT) Willy Butzen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trois jours d'Anvers (Bel) - Ex. . 31 December 2021 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Driedaagse van Antwerpen . FirstCycling.com . en.