Tour of Belgium
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 2016 Tour of Belgium |
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-May |
| Region | Belgium |
| English name | Tour of Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Ronde van België (Dutch) Tour de Belgique (French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Race director | Rob Discart |
| History | |
| First edition | 1908 |
| Editions | 86 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |  Lucien Petit-Breton (FRA) |
| Most wins |  Tony Martin (GER) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Dries Devenyns (BEL) |
The Tour of Belgium (Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.
It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar.
Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour; however this has not happened and it is now part of the UCI Europe Tour competition.
Winners
Ten riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once. The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin, who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014.
| Name | Country | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | Germany |
3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Louis Mottiat | Belgium |
2 | 1914, 1920 |
| Emile Masson | Belgium |
2 | 1919, 1923 |
| René Vermandel | Belgium |
2 | 1921, 1922 |
| Henri Van Kerckhove | Belgium |
2 | 1952, 1954 |
| Noël Foré | Belgium |
2 | 1958, 1962 |
| Eddy Merckx | Belgium |
2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Roger Swerts | Belgium |
2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Frans Maassen |  Netherlands |
2 | 1988, 1990 |
| Stijn Devolder | Belgium |
2 | 2008, 2010 |
Complete list of winners
Winners by nation
| Rank | Country | Wins | Most times winner | Most Recent Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
65 | Louis Mottiat, Emile Masson, René Vermandel, Henri Van Kerckhove, Noël Foré, Eddy Merckx, Roger Swerts and Stijn Devolder (2 each) | Dries Devenyns (2016) |
| 2 | Netherlands |
8 | Frans Maassen (2) | Lars Boom (2009) |
| 3 | France |
4 | Lucien Petit-Breton, Paul Duboc, Jean Stablinski and Sylvain Chavanel (1 each) | Sylvain Chavanel (2004) |
| 4 | Germany |
3 | Tony Martin (3) | Tony Martin (2014) |
| 5 |  Italy |
2 | Carmine Preziosi and Vittorio Adorni (1 each) | Carmine Preziosi (1967) |
| 6 |  Australia |
1 | Michael Rogers (1) | Michael Rogers (2003) |
 Denmark |
1 | Leif Mortensen (1) | Leif Mortensen (1973) | |
 United Kingdom |
1 | Sean Yates (1) | Sean Yates (1989) | |
 Russia |
1 | Vladimir Gusev (1) | Vladimir Gusev (2007) |
External links
Categories:
- Articles with Dutch-language external links
- Articles with French-language external links
- Infobox cycling race articles using param (current event)
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- UCI Europe Tour races
- Tour of Belgium
- Recurring sporting events established in 1908
- 1908 establishments in Belgium
- Cycle races in Belgium
- Annual sporting events in Belgium
