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2011 champion Philippe Gilbert wearing the champion's jersey during the 2012 Tour de France
The Champion's Jersey
The Belgian National Time Trial Championships are held annually as part of the Belgian National Cycling Championships, deciding the national champion in this discipline for the year to come. The national time trial championship in Belgium is a relatively new competition, especially when compared to the Belgium National Road Race Championship , which was first held in 1894.
The first winner of the time trial championships was Marc Streel in 1997. The race was not held the following year, and Marc Streel retained his title in 1999. In 2000 the Rik Verbrugghe was crowned champion, who holds the record for the fastest average speed in a time trial race in a Grand Tour ,[citation needed ] which he achieved by winning the 2001 Giro d'Italia prologue . Marc Wauters , Leif Hoste and Kristof Vandewalle hold the record for most wins in the championships, with three wins apiece.
The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey which is black yellow and red, like the national flag . These colours can be worn by the rider at other time trialling events to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
Men
Elite
Under 23
Junior
Women
Elite
Junior
See also
References
By year Country
Albania (road race , time trial )
Algeria (road race , time trial )
Argentina (road race , time trial )
Australia (road race , time trial )
Austria (road race , time trial )
Azerbaijan (road race , time trial )
Belarus (road race , time trial )
Belgium (road race , time trial )
Belize (road race & time trial )
Bermuda (road race & time trial )
Bolivia (road race & time trial )
Brazil (road race , time trial )
British Virgin Islands (road race & time trial )
Bulgaria (road race , time trial )
Canada (road race , time trial )
Chile (road race , time trial )
China (road race & time trial )
Colombia (road race , time trial )
Costa Rica (road race , time trial )
Croatia (road race , time trial )
Cuba (road race & time trial )
Curaçao (road race & time trial )
Cyprus (road race & time trial )
Czech Republic (road race , time trial )
Denmark (road race , time trial )
Dominican Republic (road race , time trial )
Ecuador (road race & time trial )
El Salvador (road race & time trial )
Eritrea (road race , time trial )
Estonia (road race , time trial )
Finland (road race , time trial )
France (road race , time trial )
Germany (road race , time trial )
Georgia (road race & time trial )
Great Britain (road race , time trial )
Greece (road race , time trial )
Guatemala (road race & time trial )
Hong Kong (road race , time trial )
Hungary (road race , time trial )
Iceland (road race & time trial )
Iran (road race , time trial )
Ireland (road race & time trial )
Israel (road race , time trial )
Italy (road race , time trial )
Jamaica (road race & time trial )
Japan (road race , time trial )
Kazakhstan (road race , time trial )
Latvia (road race , time trial )
Lebanon (road race & time trial )
Lithuania (road race , time trial )
Luxembourg (road race , time trial )
Malaysia (road race & time trial )
Mexico (road race , time trial )
Moldova (road race , time trial )
Morocco (road race & time trial )
Namibia (road race , time trial )
Netherlands (road race , time trial )
New Zealand (road race , time trial )
North Macedonia (road race & time trial )
Norway (road race , time trial )
Panama (road race & time trial )
Peru (road race & time trial )
Philippines (road race & time trial )
Poland (road race , time trial )
Portugal (road race , time trial )
Romania (road race , time trial )
Russia (road race , time trial )
Rwanda (road race , time trial )
Serbia (road race & time trial )
Slovakia (road race , time trial )
Slovenia (road race , time trial )
South Africa (road race , time trial )
South Korea (road race & time trial )
Soviet Union (road race )
Spain (road race , time trial )
Sweden (road race , time trial )
Switzerland (road race , time trial )
Taiwan (road race & time trial )
Thailand (road race & time trial )
Tunisia (road race & time trial )
Turkey (road race , time trial )
Ukraine (road race , time trial )
United States (road race , time trial )
Uruguay (road race , time trial )
Uzbekistan (road race , time trial )
Venezuela (road race , time trial )
Wales (road race , time trial )
1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–2039
1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–2039