Belgian cycling race
Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen|
Date | July |
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Region | Flanders, Belgium |
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English name | Circuit of the South-West Mountains |
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Local name(s) | Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen(in Dutch), Circuit des Monts du Sud-Ouest (in French) |
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Discipline | Road |
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Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
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Type | One-day race |
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First edition | 1946 (1946) |
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Editions | 30 |
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Final edition | 1975 |
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First winner | Joseph Didden (BEL) |
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Most wins | (3 wins) |
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Final winner | Willem Peeters (BEL) |
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The Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1975.[1]
The course, between 140 and 200 km, was situated in West Flanders, against the French border. Poperinge was both start and finish place.[2]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Jozef Planckaert and Jean-Pierre Monseré.
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