Omloop van de Fruitstreek
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Race details | |
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Date | March, April |
Region | Flanders, Belgium |
English name | Circuit of the fruit region |
Local name(s) | Omloop van de Fruitstreek (Dutch), Circuit des régions fruitières (French) |
Discipline | Road |
Type | One-day |
History | |
First edition | 1955 |
Editions | 22 |
Final edition | 1976 |
First winner | Jean Storms (BEL) |
Most wins | Willy Vannitsen (BEL) (3 wins) |
Final winner | Emiel Gijsemans (BEL) |
The Circuit of the Fruit Region was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1976. The start and finish place was Alken (Limburg, Belgium), except in 1968 when the event was organized in Hasselt.[1]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Walter Godefroot.[2]
Winners
References
- ^ "Circuit des régions fruitières (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Omloop van de Fruitstreek". FirstCycling.com. 2023.