Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (Championship of Flanders) or Koolskamp Koerse is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Koolskamp (part-municipality of Ardooie), West Flanders, Belgium.[1] Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[2][3]

Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
Race details
DateMid September
RegionWest Flanders, Belgium
English nameChampionship of Flanders
Local name(s)Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.kampioenschapvanvlaanderen.be Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1908 (1908)
Editions107 (as of 2023)
First winner Robert Wancour (BEL)
Most wins Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (4 wins)
Most recent Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
The traditional yellow winner's jersey with the black lion, based on the flag of Flanders.

Winners

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Briek Schotte won the 1941 edition.
2014 : Luka Mezgec (2), Arnaud Démare (1) & Jonas Van Genechten (3).
YearCountryRiderTeam
1908  BelgiumRobert Wancour
1909  BelgiumRobert Wancour
1910  BelgiumOdile Defraye
1911  BelgiumLeon Buysse
1912  BelgiumAbel De Vogelaere
1913  BelgiumRené Anno
1914-
1918
No race
1919  BelgiumJules Van Hevel
1920  BelgiumJules Van Hevel
1921  BelgiumPierre Vandevelde
1922  BelgiumAlfons Van Hecke
1923  BelgiumJulien Volbrecht
1924  BelgiumLéon Devos
1925  BelgiumAimé Dossche
1926  BelgiumHenri De Jaegher
1927  BelgiumLéopold-Albert Matton
1928  BelgiumAimé Dossche
1929  BelgiumMaurits Raes
1930  BelgiumAlfred Haemerlinck
1931  BelgiumAimé Dossche
1932  BelgiumGerard Desmet
1933  BelgiumGerard Desmet
1934  BelgiumConstant Van Impe
1935  BelgiumMarcel Kint
1936  BelgiumJulien Heernaert
1937  BelgiumMarcel Claeys
1938  BelgiumSylvain Grysolle
1939-
1940
No race
1941  BelgiumBriek Schotte
1942  BelgiumRobert Van Eenaeme
1943  BelgiumRik Van Steenbergen
1944No race
1945  BelgiumSylvain Grysolle
1946  BelgiumAchiel De Backer
1947  BelgiumAlbert Paepe
1948  BelgiumEmmanuel Thoma
1949  BelgiumEmile Van Der Veken
1950  BelgiumMaurice Blomme
1951  BelgiumRoger Decock
1952  BelgiumArsène Rijckaert
1953  BelgiumLeon Delathouwer
1954  BelgiumBriek Schotte
1955  BelgiumLeon Delathouwer
1956  BelgiumLéon Vandaele
1957  BelgiumLéon Vandaele
1958  BelgiumLéon Vandaele
1959  BelgiumRik Van Looy
1960  BelgiumGilbert Desmet
1961  BelgiumFrans Demulder
1962  BelgiumAndré Messelis
1963  BelgiumGustave Van Vaerenbergh
1964  BelgiumGustaaf Desmet
1965  DenmarkPalle Lykke Jensen
1966  BelgiumEddy Merckx
1967  NetherlandsGerard Vianen
1968  BelgiumJos Huysmans
1969  BelgiumEric De Vlaeminck
1970  BelgiumNoël Van Clooster
1971  BelgiumEric Leman
1972  BelgiumPatrick Sercu
1973  BelgiumHerman Vrijders
1974  BelgiumFreddy Maertens
1975  BelgiumJos Huysmans
1976  BelgiumFreddy Maertens
1977  BelgiumFrans Verhaegen
1978  BelgiumDaniel Willems
1979  NetherlandsFons van Katwijk
1980  NetherlandsTheo de Rooy
1981  BelgiumPatrick Versluys
1982  BelgiumGery Verlinden
1983  BelgiumPatrick Devos
1984  BelgiumRudy Matthijs
1985  BelgiumEddy Vanhaerens
1986  BelgiumFrank Van De Vijver
1987  BelgiumDirk Heirweg
1988  BelgiumMarnix Lameire
1989  BelgiumEtienne De Wilde
1990  BelgiumHendrik Redant
1991  BelgiumJohan Museeuw
1992  BelgiumRik Van Slycke
1993  BelgiumSammie Moreels
1994  NetherlandsJelle Nijdam
1995  BelgiumJohan Museeuw
1996  BelgiumNico Eeckhout
1997  BelgiumPeter Van Petegem
1998  BelgiumNico Eeckhout
1999  BelgiumMichel Vanhaecke
2000  BelgiumNico Eeckhout
2001  BelgiumPaul Van HyfteCSC–Tiscali
2002  FranceJimmy CasperFrançaise des Jeux
2003  AustraliaBaden CookeFDJeux.com
2004  FranceJimmy CasperCofidis
2005  UzbekistanSergey LagutinLandbouwkrediet–Colnago
2006  BelgiumNico EeckhoutChocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2007  AustraliaBaden CookeUnibet.com
2008  GermanyAndré GreipelTeam Columbia
2009  NetherlandsSteven de JonghQuick-Step
2010  AustraliaLeigh HowardTeam HTC–Columbia
2011  GermanyMarcel KittelSkil–Shimano
2012  NetherlandsRonan van ZandbeekArgos–Shimano
2013  BelgiumJens DebusschereLotto–Belisol
2014  FranceArnaud DémareFDJ.fr
2015  PolandMichał Gołaś[a]Etixx–Quick-Step
2016  BelgiumTimothy DupontVerandas Willems
2017  ColombiaFernando GaviriaQuick-Step Floors
2018  NetherlandsDylan GroenewegenLottoNL–Jumbo
2019  GermanyJannik SteimleDeceuninck–Quick-Step
2020No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021  BelgiumJasper PhilipsenAlpecin–Fenix
2022  NetherlandsFabio JakobsenQuick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
2023  BelgiumJasper PhilipsenAlpecin–Deceuninck

Footnotes

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  1. ^ In 2015, Jens Debusschere crossed the line first but was relegated to sixth place after the race jury decided that he had veered from his line, causing Dylan Groenewegen to crash.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kamp. van Vlaanderen". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen-Top-3 per edition". ProcyclingStats. 2023.
  3. ^ "Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen / Koolskamp (Bel) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Golas wint de Leeuwentrui na declassering Debusschere" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  • "Erelijst" [Honour Roll]. Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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