Omloop van Limburg explained

Omloop van Limburg
Date:May, June
Region:Flanders, Belgium
English:Circuit of Limburg
Localnames:Omloop van Limburg, Circuit du Limbourg
Discipline:Road
Type:One-day race
Number:21
Last:1969
Mostwins: (3 wins)
Competition:Cat. 1.2

The Omloop van Limburg was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1969.[1]

The course, variating between 145 and 258 km, was situated in the Limburg province. Hasselt was both start and finish place, except for 1965 when the race finished in Genk.

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen. The record of victories, however, belongs to Willy Vannitsen.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1941 Gorgon Hermans Albert Ramon Adolf Van den Bossche
No race
1948 Rik Evens Maurice Holsbeek Karel Van Dormael
No race
1950 Lode Anthonis Frans Gielen Julien Janssens
1951 Ernest Sterckx Edward Peeters Georges Claes
1952 Wim Van Est Frans van der Zande Henk Faanhof
1953 Léopold Schaeken Frans Loyaerts Eugeen Van Roosbroeck
1954 André Vlayen Frans Gielen Jozef De Feyter
1955 Rik Van Steenbergen Ernest Sterckx Marcel Hendrikx
1956 Rik Van Steenbergen Marcel Ryckaert Rik Luyten
1957 Jean Pasinetti Willem Hendriks Joseph Verachtert
1958 Willy Vannitsen Alfred De Bruyne Willem Hendriks
1959 Rik Luyten Camiel Buysse Roger Baens
1960 Martin Van Geneugden Hans Junkermann Etienne De Baar
1961 Willy Vannitsen Gilbert Maes Gustaaf Desmet
1962 Emile Daems Jean Simon Jozef Wouters
1963 Ludo Janssens Robert Seneca Joseph Hoevenaers
1964 Walter Muylaert Edward Sels Michael Wright
1965 Raymond Vrancken Alfons Hermans Joseph Haeseldonckx
1966 Willy Vannitsen Frans Brands Jan Nolmans
No race
1968 Michel Jacquemin Pasquale De Luca Guy Vallée
1969 Jan Boonen Julien Verstrepen Cornelis Schuuring

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Circuit du Limbourg (Bel) - Ex. . 31 December 2021 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Omloop van Limburg . FirstCycling.com . en.