Omloop van Midden-België

Omloop van Midden-België
Race details
DateMay, June
RegionAntwerp, Belgium
English nameCircuit of Central Belgium
Local name(s)Omloop van Midden-België (in Dutch), Circuit de la Belgique Centrale (in French)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1948 (1948)
Editions29
Final edition1979
First winner Ernest Sterckx (BEL)
Most wins Ernest Sterckx (BEL)
 Herman Van Springel (BEL)
 Jos Hoevenaers (BEL)
 Rik Luyten (BEL)
(2 wins)
Final winner Gery Verlinden (BEL)

The Omloop van Midden-België was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1979. The start and finish place was Lier, Belgium.[1]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Fred De Bruyne, Herman Van Springel and Willy Planckaert.[2]

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
1948 Belgium Ernest Sterckx Belgium Maurice Mollin Belgium Jos Mertens
1949 Belgium Stan Verschueren Belgium Victor Jacobs Belgium Julien Janssens
1950 No race
1951 Belgium Marcel Hendrickx Belgium Jos De Feyter Belgium Frans Loyaerts
1952 Belgium Ernest Sterckx Belgium Gérard Buyl Belgium Maurice Neyt
1953 Belgium Alfons Van Den Brande Belgium Edward Peeters Belgium Joseph Marien
1954 Belgium Jos De Feyter Belgium Alfons Van Den Brande Belgium Jan Adriaensens
1955 Belgium Alfred De Bruyne Belgium Jos De Feyter Belgium Rik Van Looy
1956 Belgium Willy Schroeders Belgium Willy Vannitsen Belgium Lode Anthonis
1957 Belgium Jos Hoevenaers Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Jean Van Gompel
1958 Belgium Martin Van Geneugden Belgium Joseph Theuns Belgium Roger Molenaers
1959 Belgium Jos Hoevenaers Belgium Frans Aerenhouts Belgium Marcel Janssens
1960 Belgium Rik Luyten Belgium Raymond Vrancken Belgium René Van Meenen
1961 Belgium Gustaaf Desmet Belgium Jean Meuris Belgium Etienne Vercauteren
1962 Belgium Joseph Hoevenaers Belgium Constant De Keyser Netherlands Piet Damen
1963 Belgium Rik Luyten Belgium Jan Lauwers Belgium Joseph Bosmans
1964 Belgium Victor Van Schil Belgium Théo Mertens Belgium Joseph Bosmans
1965 Belgium Auguste Verhaegen Belgium Louis Proost Belgium Victor Van Schil
1966 Belgium René Van Meenen Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Paul Somers
1967 Belgium Willy In 't Ven Belgium Alfons Cools Belgium Noël De Pauw
1968 Belgium Herman Van Springel Netherlands Wim Schepers Belgium Pieter Nassen
1969 Belgium Herman Van Springel Netherlands Winfried Boelke Belgium Joseph Huysmans
1970 Belgium Roger Rosiers Belgium Gilbert Wuytack Belgium Flory Ongenae
1971 Belgium Joseph Abelshausen Belgium Julien Knockaert Germany Dieter Puschel
1972 Belgium Eddy Verstraeten Belgium Roger Kindt Belgium Georges Barras
1973 Belgium Willy Planckaert Belgium Joseph Abelshausen Netherlands Johan Van Katwijk
1974 Belgium Frans Verhaegen Belgium Roger Rosiers Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck
1975 Belgium Marc Renier Belgium Serge Vandaele Belgium Willem Peeters
1976 No race
1977 Belgium Emil Gijsemans Belgium Willem Peeters Belgium André Delcroix
1978 Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck Belgium Frans Verhaegen Belgium André Delcroix
1979 Belgium Gery Verlinden Belgium Alfons De Bal Belgium Guido Van Sweevelt

References

  1. ^ "Circuit de Belgique centrale / Lier (Bel)". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Omloop van Midden-België". FirstCycling.com. 2022.