Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne explained

Omloop der Zennevallei
Date:August 15
Region:Flemish Brabant, Belgium
English:Tour of the Zenne Valley
Localnames:Omloop der Zennevallei, Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne
Discipline:Road
Type:One-day race
Number:15
Last:1976
Mostwins: (2 wins)

The Tour of the Zenne Valley (Dutch; Flemish: Omloop der Zennevallei) was a men's road cycling road race that took place annually from 1962 to 1976 around Dworp, in Belgian Flemish Brabant.[1]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1962 Clément Roman Roger Baens Marcel Seynaeve
1963 Bernard Van de Kerckhove Michael Wright Willy Bocklant
1964 Emile Daems Emiel Verheyden Willy Van Den Eynde
1965 Martin Van Den Bossche Jan Nolmans Willy Van Den Eynde
1966 Willy Van Den Eynde Georges Delvael André Chainniaux
1967 Eddy Merckx Alfons De Bal Willy Donie
1968 Victor Van Schil Eddy Merckx André Gosselin
1969 Rik Van Looy Roger De Vlaeminck Erik De Vlaeminck
1970 Joseph Deschoenmaecker Raphaël Hooyberghs André Poppe
1971 Maurice Dury Rik Van Linden Frans Verbeeck
1972 Georges Pintens Paul Aerts Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1973 Jean-Pierre Berckmans Roger De Vlaeminck Gérard Hendrickx
1974 Alfons De Bal André Dierickx Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1975 Victor Van Schil Eddy Verstraeten Gerben Karstens
1976 Ludo Peeters Victor Van Schil Willy In't Ven

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne . 31 December 2021 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Omloop der Zennevallei . FirstCycling.com .