GP Stad Vilvoorde

GP Stad Vilvoorde
Race details
Date	April
Region	Flemish Brabant, Belgium
English name	Grand Prix of the City of Vilvoorde
Local name(s)	Grote Prijs Stad Vilvoorde (in Dutch)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	1931
Editions	84 (as of 2019)
First winner	Edward Huygens (BEL)
Most wins	Wim Omloop (BEL); Theo Middelkamp (NED); (2 wins)
Most recent	Gerry Druyts (BEL)

The GP Stad Vilvoorde is a single-day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian city of Vilvoorde. The race was first organized in 1931.^[1]^[2]

The race was Eddy Merckx's first professional win, with his victory in the 1965 edition.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1931	Edward Huygens	Léon Louyet	René Malbrecq
1932	Odile Van Hevel	Georges De Witte	Georges Lemaire
1933	Georges Lemaire	Richard Noterman	Leopold Gérard
1934	Alfred Hamerlinck	Frans Dictus	Edward Vissers
1935	Frans Van Loock	Edward Vissers	Jean Wauters
1936	Theo Middelkamp	Michel D'Hooghe	André Defoort
1937	Éloi Meulenberg	Michel D'Hooghe	Alfons Schepers
1938	Frans Demondt	Théo Pirmez	Maurice Croon
1939	Jan Gommers	Louis Hardiquest	Sylvain Grysolle
1940	Achiel Buysse	Sylvain Grysolle	Frans Demondt
1941-1942	No race
1943	Adolphe Vandenbossche	Lode Janssens [nl]	Eugène Kiewit
1944	No race
1945	Maurice Desimpelaere	Albert Sercu	Désiré Keteleer
1946	Albert Anutchin	Raymond Impanis	Fred Seynaeve
1947	Albert Sercu	Michel Remue [nl]	Briek Schotte
1948	Theo Middelkamp	Michel Remue [nl]	Jules Depoorter
1949	Alberic Schotte	Jozef Van Der Helst	Raymond Impanis
1950	Edward Van Dyck	Valère Lowie	Raphaël Jonckheere
1951	Jean Bogaerts	Raymond Impanis	Henri Serin
1952	René Mertens	Jan Storms	Henri Van Kerkhove
1953	Joseph Plas	Raphaël Glorieux [nl]	Albert Dolhats
1954	Maurice Blomme	Alfred De Bruyne	Wim van Est
1955	Jozef Schils	Jan Storms	Albert Denil
1956	Wim van Est	Désiré Keteleer	Jacques Schoubben [ca]
1957	André Noyelle	Leopold Schaeken [nl]	René Mertens
1958	Jean Vliegen	Piet Oellibrandt	Henri Van den Bossche
1959	Rik Van Looy	Victor Wartel [it]	Gerrit Voorting
1960	Victor Wartel [it]	Leopold Schaeken [nl]	Norbert Kerckhove
1961	Leopold Schaeken [nl]	Gabriel Borra [nl]	Jozef Mariën
1962	Willy Schroeders	Roger De Coninck	Théo Nijs
1963	Lode Troonbeeckx	Leon Sebregts	Gentiel Saelens [de]
1964	Frans Brands	Walter Muylaert	Marcel Ongenae
1965	Eddy Merckx	Emile Daems	Bernard Van De Kerkhove
1966	Jan Lauwers	Henri Pauwels	Albert Van Vlierberghe
1967	Jacques De Boever	Jan Lauwers	Martin Van Den Bossche
1968	Jean-Baptiste Claes	Willy Vekemans	Julien Delocht
1969	Alfons De Bal	Léopold Van den Neste	Roger De Vlaeminck
1970	Jos van der Vleuten	Englebert Opdebeeck	Lucien Willekens
1971	Julien Stevens	Maurice Dury [nl]	Ronny Van de Vijver
1972	Harm Ottenbros	Jean-Pierre Berckmans	Jacques De Boever
1973	Dirk Baert	Aimé Delaere	Paul Aerts
1974	Leopold Van den Neste	Tony Gakens [nl]	Maurice Dury
1975-1976	No race
1977	Frans Verbeeck	Joseph Huysmans	André Dierickx
1978	Gery Verlinden	Eddy Verstraeten	Gustave Van Roosbroeck
1979	No race
1980	Leo Van Vliet	Adri van Houwelingen	Eddy Verstraeten
1981	Willy Desmet	Paul Wellens	Walter Dalgal
1982	Benjamin Van der Auwera [nl]	Guido Van Sweevelt	Alain Van Hoornweder
1983	Ludo Schurgers [nl]	Kurt Dockx [nl]	Daniel Rossel
1984	Cees Priem	Leo van Vliet	Patrick Deneut [nl]
1985	Willy Teirlinck	Dirk De Wolf	Jelle Nijdam
1986	Herman Frison	Alain De Roo	Rudy Patry
1987	Jean-Pierre Heynderickx	Guido Verdeyen	Bruno Bruyere
1988	Jan Bogaert	Gert Jakobs	Kurt Van Keirsbulck [nl]
1989	Benny Heylen	Koen Van Rooy [nl]	Marc Sprangers
1990	Jerry Cooman	Eric Vanderaerden	Wiebren Veenstra
1991	Ludo Giesberts	Peter Huyghe	Johan Remels
1992	Patrick Van Roosbroeck	Peter Spaenhoven [nl]	Marc van Orsouw
1993	Eddy Van Craeynest	Alexandr Ukianov	Alain Van der Borght
1994	Wiebren Veenstra	Gert Van Brabant [nl]	Ludo Dierckxsens
1995	Hans De Meester	Mario Moermans	Willy Willems
1996	Ludo Dierckxsens	Ronny Assez	Hans De Meester
1997	Nico Renders	Ludo Dierckxsens	Erwin Thijs
1998	Wim Omloop	Jamo Vanfrachem [nl]	Tom Stremersch [nl]
1999	Wim Omloop	Kris Gerits	Geert Omloop
2000	Guillaume Auger	Danny Baeyens	Karl Pauwels
2001	Christophe Stevens	Peter Schoonjans	Björn Leukemans
2002	Andy Cappelle	Jan Kuyckx	David Meys
2003	Gerben Löwik	Geoffroy Lequatre	Rik Reinerink
2004	Steve Schets	Hamish Haynes	Bruno Taelman
2005	Darius Strole	David Meys	Daniel Verelst [nl]
2006	Kevyn Ista	Jan Bluekens	Kevin Putseys
2007	Michael Van Staeyen	Valentin Iglinskiy	Ronald Roos
2008	Kris Boeckmans	Adam Blythe	Koen Beeckman
2009	Sven François	Patrick Cocquyt [it]	Jeroen Dingemans
2010	Sven Wielandt	Justin Van Houcke	Jurgen van Trijp
2011	Björn Coomans	Jurgen Guns	Dieter Verbeek
2012	Pieter Cordeel	Kevin Suarez	Tommy Baeyens
2013	Kenneth Van Rooy	Thomas Gibbons	Ryan Wills
2014	Paul Moerland	Tristan Marguet	Bert Van der Trappen
2015	Matti Helminen	Julien Kaise	Edward Bissaker
2016	David Motte	Rutger Roelandts	Glenn Debruyne
2017	Francesco Van Coppernolle	Robin Mertens	Ylber Sefa
2018	Niels Vandyck	Glenn Loenders	Ward Van Laer
2019	Gerry Druyts	Rutger Wouters	Jesse Huijbregts

References

^ "GP Stad Vilvoorde". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "GP Stad Vilvoorde". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Vilvoorde, a town of cycling fans". onthewheelofeddymerckx.be. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[1] "GP Stad Vilvoorde". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[2] "GP Stad Vilvoorde". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[3] "Vilvoorde, a town of cycling fans". onthewheelofeddymerckx.be. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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