Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
Race details
DateMay, June
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameTour of East Flanders
Local name(s)Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen (in Dutch), Tour de la Flandre Orientale (in French)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1960 (1960)
Editions14
Final edition1973
First winner Emiel Verheyden (BEL)
Most wins
(2 wins)
Final winner Eddy Merckx (BEL)

The Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1973.[1]

The course, in the province of East Flanders, was around 200 km. Evergem was both start and finish place.[2]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Benoni Beheyt and Eddy Merckx.

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
1960 Belgium Emiel Verheyden Belgium Oswald Declercq Belgium Jozef Schils
1961 Belgium Willy Vanden Berghen Belgium Clément Roman Belgium Norbert Kerckhove
1962 Belgium Georges Decraeye Belgium José Denoyette Belgium Henri De Wolf
1963 Belgium René Van Meenen Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Edmond Coppens
1964 Belgium Benoni Beheyt Belgium René Van Meenen Belgium Norbert Coreelman
1965 Belgium August Verhaegen Belgium Guido Reybrouck Belgium Jozef Huysmans
1966 Belgium Gilbert Desmet Belgium Yvan Verbist Belgium Gustaaf Desmet
1967 Belgium Georges Vandenberghe Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Frans Aerenhouts
1968 Belgium Gilbert Desmet Belgium Gustaaf Desmet Belgium Luc Leman
1969 Belgium Frans Verbeeck Belgium Yvan Verbist Belgium Jozef Moons
1970 Belgium Frans Mintjens Belgium Georges Vandenberghe Belgium Eddy Merckx
1971 Belgium Joseph Bruyere Belgium Maurice Eyers Belgium Julien Stevens
1972 Belgium Willy Vanneste Belgium Gilbert Wuytack Belgium Willy Planckaert
1973 Belgium Eddy Merckx Netherlands Richard Bukacki Belgium Alfons De Bal

References

  1. ↑ "Tour de la Flandre orientale / Evergem (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "1er Tour de la Flandre Orientale à Evergem 1960". Mémoire du Cyclisme.
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