Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem

The GP Impanis-Van Petegem (also known as the Super 8 Classic) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually since 1982 in the region of Flemish Brabant, Belgium.[1] The race was originally organized as a tribute to Raymond Impanis in and around Kampenhout and known as the GP Impanis.[2] Between 1995 and 2004, the race was no longer organized, only to be reinstated in 2005 as a race only for juniors (under 21). In 2011, the race was again organised for professional cyclists and upgraded to a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was also renamed to GP Impanis-Van Petegem in honor of Peter Van Petegem. Since then, the race has started near Brakel, the birthplace of Van Petegem, and has finished close to Kampenhout, namely in Haacht. The race became a 1.1 event in 2012 and was upgraded to 1.HC in 2015.

GP Impanis-Van Petegem
Race details
DateLate September
RegionFlemish Brabant, Belgium
Local name(s)Grote Prijs Impanis-Van Petegem (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
Competition
TypeSingle-day
Web siteimpanis-vanpetegem.be Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1982 (1982)
Editions25 (as of 2023)
First winner Willem Peeters (BEL)
Most wins Wiebren Veenstra (NED) (2)
Most recent Mathieu van der Poel (NED)

In 2020, the race was upgraded to 1.Pro and added to the inaugural UCI ProSeries; however, the cancellation of the 2020 edition meant that the race made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021.[3]

Winners

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1982  BelgiumWillem Peeters
1983  BelgiumLudo Peeters
1984  NetherlandsAd Wijnands
1985  NetherlandsJelle Nijdam
1986  AustraliaAllan Peiper
1987  BelgiumPaul Haghedooren
1988  AustraliaStephen Hodge
1989  BelgiumEric Vanderaerden
1990  NetherlandsWiebren Veenstra
1991  NetherlandsWiebren Veenstra
1992  NetherlandsLouis de Koning
1993  AustraliaPhil Anderson
1994  BelgiumCarlo Bomans
1995–
2010
No race
2011  BelgiumSander CordeelColba-Mercury
2012  GermanyAndré GreipelLotto–Belisol
2013  BelgiumSep VanmarckeBelkin Pro Cycling
2014  BelgiumGreg Van AvermaetBMC Racing Team
2015  BelgiumSean De BieLotto–Soudal
2016  ColombiaFernando GaviriaEtixx–Quick-Step
2017  ItalyMatteo TrentinQuick-Step Floors
2018  NetherlandsTaco van der HoornRoompot–Nederlandse Loterij
2019  BelgiumEdward TheunsTrek–Segafredo
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021  FranceFlorian SénéchalDeceuninck–Quick-Step
2022  BelgiumJordi MeeusBora–Hansgrohe
2023  NetherlandsMathieu van der PoelAlpecin–Deceuninck

References

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