The Omloop van de Westhoek is a one-day road cycling race held annually near Ichtegem, West Flanders, Belgium since 1955.[1] After the death of cyclist Stive Vermaut in 2004, the official name of the race was changed to Omloop van de Westhoek-Memorial Stive Vermaut. A women's edition was held in 2018 as a UCI category 1.2 event and in 2021 as a 1.1 rated event.[2] The men's race has not been held since 2017, and the women's has not been held since 2021.[3]
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| Race details | |
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| Date | March |
| Region | West Flanders |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition |
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| Editions |
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| Final edition |
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| First winner |  Gabriel Borra (BEL) |
| Most wins | Nico Kuypers (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Final winner | Joren Touquet (BEL) |
| History (women) | |
| First winner |  Floortje Mackaij (NED) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Christine Majerus (LUX) |
Winners
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Women
edit| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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| 2018 | Floortje Mackaij |
Lorena Wiebes |
Marjolein Van't Geloof
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| 2019 | Cancelled due to high winds | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Christine Majerus |
Amy Pieters |
Thalita de Jong
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References
edit- ^ "Omloop van de Westhoek". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Omloop van de Westhoek - Memorial Stive Vermaut(1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Omloop van de Westhoek-Mem. Steve Vermaut". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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