Ronde van Vlaanderen U23

Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften (English: Tour of Flanders U23) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Ludovic Capelle is the only rider who has been able to win this race twice.Since 2008 the race has been included on the Cup of Nations calendar, and it is restricted to national teams.

Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
Race details
DateEarly April
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameTour of Flanders for U23
Local name(s)Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day
Web sitewww.rondevanvlaanderen.be/nl/rvv/beloften-mannen Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1936 (1936)
Editions74 (as of 2018)
First winner W.'t Jolijn (BEL)
Most wins Ludovic Capelle (BEL) (2 wins)
Most recent Andreas Stokbro (DEN)

Winners

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YearCountryRiderTeam
1936  BelgiumW.'t Jolijn
1937  BelgiumRoger Dujardin
1938  BelgiumAndré Declerck
1939  BelgiumAlbert Sercu
1940–
1946
No race
1947  BelgiumFlorent Rondelé
1948  BelgiumRoger Decock
1949  BelgiumValèra Mekeirel
1950  BelgiumJoseph Lefèvre
1951  BelgiumAimé Deschacht
1952  BelgiumLucien Victor
1953  BelgiumRené Muylle
1954  NetherlandsWim Rusman
1955  BelgiumArthur Decabooter
1956  BelgiumGustaaf De Smet
1957  BelgiumJosé Denoyette
1958  BelgiumGeorges Mortiers
1959  BelgiumConstant Goossens
1960  BelgiumWilly Vanden Berghen
1961  BelgiumErnest Dumez
1962  BelgiumEdward Sels
1963–
1964
No race
1965  BelgiumJozef Boons
1966  BelgiumGregoire Van Kuyck
1967  BelgiumValère Vansweevelt
1968  BelgiumAndré Dierickx
1969  BelgiumRik Van Linden
1970  BelgiumMarcel Sannen
1971  BelgiumMarc Demeyer
1972  BelgiumYvan Benaets
1973  BelgiumMarc Meernhout
1974  BelgiumMarcel Van der Slagmolen
1975  BelgiumEddy Copmans
1976  BelgiumPaul De Keyser
1977  BelgiumJohnny De Nul
1978  BelgiumPatrick Devos
1979  BelgiumLuc Colijn
1980  BelgiumWerner Devos
1981  BelgiumEric Vanderaerden
1982  BelgiumNoël Segers
1983  BelgiumFrank Verleyen
1984  BelgiumPhilippe Deleye
1985  BelgiumFranky Pattyn
1986  BelgiumEdwig Van Hooydonck
1987  BelgiumMarc Assez
1988  BelgiumEddy Van Craeynest
1989  BelgiumPeter Hoydonckx
1990  BelgiumWim Sels
1991  BelgiumNico Desmet
1992  BelgiumWim Omloop
1993  BelgiumMario Liboton
1994  BelgiumLudo Giesberts
1995  BelgiumJohan De Geyter
1996  BelgiumLudovic Capelle
1997  BelgiumLudovic Capelle
1998  BelgiumJurgen Guns
1999  BelgiumKevin Hulsmans
2000  NetherlandsBobbie TrakselRabobank Beloften
2001  BelgiumRoy SentjensRabobank Beloften
2002  BelgiumNick NuyensDomo–Latexco Retie
2003  BelgiumWim De VochtQuick-Step–Davitamon–Latexco
2004  ItalyGiovanni ViscontiItaly (national team)
2005  BelgiumKenny DehaesAmuzza.com–Davo
2006  BelgiumKevyn IstaVC Roubaix
2007  MoldovaAlexandre PliușchinChambéry Cyclisme Formation
2008  LatviaGatis SmukulisLatvia (national team)
2009  BelgiumJan GhyselinckBelgium (national team)
2010  SloveniaMarko KumpSlovenia (national team)
2011  ItalySalvatore PuccioItaly (national team)
2012  BelgiumKenneth VanbilsenBelgium (national team)
2013  GermanyRick ZabelGermany (national team)
2014  NetherlandsDylan GroenewegenNetherlands (national team)
2015  AustraliaAlex EdmondsonAustralia (national team)
2016  SloveniaDavid PerSlovenia (national team)
2017  IrelandEddie DunbarIreland (national team)
2018  AustraliaJames WhelanAustralia (national team)
2019  DenmarkAndreas StokbroDenmark (national team)
2020–
2021
No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tour of Flanders U23 will not take place for the time being". Tour of Flanders. Flanders Classics. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Calendrier International UCI / UCI International Calendar - Route / Road - Situation dans le contexte actuel de la pandémie du coronavirus (Covid-19) / Situation in the current context of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic" (PDF). UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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