Omloop van de Fruitstreek explained

Omloop van de Fruitstreek
Date:March, April
Region:Flanders, Belgium
English:Circuit of the fruit region
Localnames:Omloop van de Fruitstreek (Dutch), Circuit des régions fruitières (French)
Discipline:Road
Type:One-day
Number:22
Last:1976
Mostwins:
(3 wins)

The Circuit of the Fruit Region was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1976. The start and finish place was Alken (Limburg, Belgium), except in 1968 when the event was organized in Hasselt.[1]

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

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1955 Jean Storms Joseph Marien Frans Gielen
1956 Willy Vannitsen Rik Van Looy Jozef De Feyter
1957 Willy Vannitsen Joseph Verachtert Léopold Schaeken
1958 Léon Van Daele Roger Molenaers Frans Schoubben
1959 Petrus Oellibrandt Marcel Janssens Jaap Kersten
1960 Martin Van Geneugden René Van Meenen Piet Damen
1961 Martin Van Geneugden Joop Captein Joseph Verachtert
1962 Roger De Coninck Jean-Baptiste Claes Théo Nys
1963 Willy Vannitsen Jo de Haan Joop Captein
1964 Joseph Verachtert André Noyelle Jan Lauwers
1965 Roger De Coninck Guillaume Van Tongerloo Jo de Haan
1966 Rik Van Looy Walter Ramon Henk Cornelisse
1967 Rik Van Looy Roger Verheyden Harm Ottenbros
1968 Harry Steevens Julien Stevens Leo Duyndam
1969 Walter Godefroot Julien Stevens Harm Ottenbros
1970 Frans Verbeeck Alfons Scheys Edward Sels
1971 Albert Van Vlierberghe Fernand Hermie Peter Head
1972 Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck Jozef Abelshausen Ludo Vanderlinden
1973 Marcel Omloop Jan Serpenti Léopold Vanden Neste
1974 Jozef Abelshausen Daniel Pauwels Antoon Houbrechts
1975 Geert Malfait Roger Loysch Herman Vrijders
1976 Emiel Gijsemans Daniel Verplancke Bas Hordijk

References

  1. Web site: Circuit des régions fruitières (Bel) - Ex. . 31 December 2021 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.
  2. Web site: 2023 . Omloop van de Fruitstreek . FirstCycling.com . en.