GP Stad Vilvoorde

GP Stad Vilvoorde
Race details
DateApril
RegionFlemish Brabant, Belgium
English nameGrand Prix of the City of Vilvoorde
Local name(s)Grote Prijs Stad Vilvoorde (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1931 (1931)
Editions84 (as of 2019)
First winner Edward Huygens (BEL)
Most wins
(2 wins)
Most recent Gerry Druyts (BEL)

The GP Stad Vilvoorde is a single-day cycle race held each year in and around the Belgian city of Vilvoorde. The race was first organized in 1931.[1][2]

The race was Eddy Merckx's first professional win, with his victory in the 1965 edition.[3]

Winners

Year Winner Second Third
1931 Belgium Edward Huygens Belgium Léon Louyet Belgium René Malbrecq
1932 Belgium Odile Van Hevel Belgium Georges De Witte Belgium Georges Lemaire
1933 Belgium Georges Lemaire Belgium Richard Noterman Belgium Leopold Gérard
1934 Belgium Alfred Hamerlinck Belgium Frans Dictus Belgium Edward Vissers
1935 Belgium Frans Van Loock Belgium Edward Vissers Belgium Jean Wauters
1936 Netherlands Theo Middelkamp Belgium Michel D'Hooghe Belgium André Defoort
1937 Belgium Éloi Meulenberg Belgium Michel D'Hooghe Belgium Alfons Schepers
1938 Belgium Frans Demondt Belgium Théo Pirmez Belgium Maurice Croon
1939 Netherlands Jan Gommers Belgium Louis Hardiquest Belgium Sylvain Grysolle
1940 Belgium Achiel Buysse Belgium Sylvain Grysolle Belgium Frans Demondt
1941-1942 No race
1943 Belgium Adolphe Vandenbossche Belgium Lode Janssens [nl] Belgium Eugène Kiewit
1944 No race
1945 Belgium Maurice Desimpelaere Belgium Albert Sercu Belgium Désiré Keteleer
1946 Russia Albert Anutchin Belgium Raymond Impanis Belgium Fred Seynaeve
1947 Belgium Albert Sercu Belgium Michel Remue [nl] Belgium Briek Schotte
1948 Netherlands Theo Middelkamp Belgium Michel Remue [nl] Belgium Jules Depoorter
1949 Belgium Alberic Schotte Belgium Jozef Van Der Helst Belgium Raymond Impanis
1950 Belgium Edward Van Dyck Belgium Valère Lowie Belgium Raphaël Jonckheere
1951 Belgium Jean Bogaerts Belgium Raymond Impanis Belgium Henri Serin
1952 Belgium René Mertens Belgium Jan Storms Belgium Henri Van Kerkhove
1953 Belgium Joseph Plas Belgium Raphaël Glorieux [nl] France Albert Dolhats
1954 Belgium Maurice Blomme Belgium Alfred De Bruyne Netherlands Wim van Est
1955 Belgium Jozef Schils Belgium Jan Storms Belgium Albert Denil
1956 Netherlands Wim van Est Belgium Désiré Keteleer Belgium Jacques Schoubben [ca]
1957 Belgium André Noyelle Belgium Leopold Schaeken [nl] Belgium René Mertens
1958 Belgium Jean Vliegen Belgium Piet Oellibrandt Belgium Henri Van den Bossche
1959 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Victor Wartel [it] Netherlands Gerrit Voorting
1960 Belgium Victor Wartel [it] Belgium Leopold Schaeken [nl] Belgium Norbert Kerckhove
1961 Belgium Leopold Schaeken [nl] Belgium Gabriel Borra [nl] Belgium Jozef Mariën
1962 Belgium Willy Schroeders Belgium Roger De Coninck Belgium Théo Nijs
1963 Belgium Lode Troonbeeckx Netherlands Leon Sebregts Belgium Gentiel Saelens [de]
1964 Belgium Frans Brands Belgium Walter Muylaert Belgium Marcel Ongenae
1965 Belgium Eddy Merckx Belgium Emile Daems Belgium Bernard Van De Kerkhove
1966 Belgium Jan Lauwers Belgium Henri Pauwels Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe
1967 Belgium Jacques De Boever Belgium Jan Lauwers Belgium Martin Van Den Bossche
1968 Belgium Jean-Baptiste Claes Belgium Willy Vekemans Belgium Julien Delocht
1969 Belgium Alfons De Bal Belgium Léopold Van den Neste Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck
1970 Netherlands Jos van der Vleuten Belgium Englebert Opdebeeck Belgium Lucien Willekens
1971 Belgium Julien Stevens Belgium Maurice Dury [nl] Belgium Ronny Van de Vijver
1972 Netherlands Harm Ottenbros Belgium Jean-Pierre Berckmans Belgium Jacques De Boever
1973 Belgium Dirk Baert Belgium Aimé Delaere Belgium Paul Aerts
1974 Belgium Leopold Van den Neste Belgium Tony Gakens [nl] Belgium Maurice Dury
1975-1976 No race
1977 Belgium Frans Verbeeck Belgium Joseph Huysmans Belgium André Dierickx
1978 Belgium Gery Verlinden Belgium Eddy Verstraeten Belgium Gustave Van Roosbroeck
1979 No race
1980 Netherlands Leo Van Vliet Netherlands Adri van Houwelingen Belgium Eddy Verstraeten
1981 Belgium Willy Desmet Belgium Paul Wellens Italy Walter Dalgal
1982 Belgium Benjamin Van der Auwera [nl] Belgium Guido Van Sweevelt Belgium Alain Van Hoornweder
1983 Belgium Ludo Schurgers [nl] Belgium Kurt Dockx [nl] Belgium Daniel Rossel
1984 Netherlands Cees Priem Netherlands Leo van Vliet Belgium Patrick Deneut [nl]
1985 Belgium Willy Teirlinck Belgium Dirk De Wolf Netherlands Jelle Nijdam
1986 Belgium Herman Frison Belgium Alain De Roo Belgium Rudy Patry
1987 Belgium Jean-Pierre Heynderickx Belgium Guido Verdeyen Belgium Bruno Bruyere
1988 Belgium Jan Bogaert Netherlands Gert Jakobs Belgium Kurt Van Keirsbulck [nl]
1989 Belgium Benny Heylen Belgium Koen Van Rooy [nl] Belgium Marc Sprangers
1990 Belgium Jerry Cooman Belgium Eric Vanderaerden Netherlands Wiebren Veenstra
1991 Belgium Ludo Giesberts Belgium Peter Huyghe Belgium Johan Remels
1992 Belgium Patrick Van Roosbroeck Belgium Peter Spaenhoven [nl] Netherlands Marc van Orsouw
1993 Belgium Eddy Van Craeynest Ukraine Alexandr Ukianov Belgium Alain Van der Borght
1994 Netherlands Wiebren Veenstra Belgium Gert Van Brabant [nl] Belgium Ludo Dierckxsens
1995 Belgium Hans De Meester Belgium Mario Moermans Belgium Willy Willems
1996 Belgium Ludo Dierckxsens Belgium Ronny Assez Belgium Hans De Meester
1997 Belgium Nico Renders Belgium Ludo Dierckxsens Belgium Erwin Thijs
1998 Belgium Wim Omloop Belgium Jamo Vanfrachem [nl] Belgium Tom Stremersch [nl]
1999 Belgium Wim Omloop Belgium Kris Gerits Belgium Geert Omloop
2000 France Guillaume Auger Belgium Danny Baeyens Belgium Karl Pauwels
2001 Belgium Christophe Stevens Belgium Peter Schoonjans Belgium Björn Leukemans
2002 Belgium Andy Cappelle Belgium Jan Kuyckx Belgium David Meys
2003 Netherlands Gerben Löwik France Geoffroy Lequatre Netherlands Rik Reinerink
2004 Belgium Steve Schets United Kingdom Hamish Haynes Belgium Bruno Taelman
2005 Lithuania Darius Strole Belgium David Meys Belgium Daniel Verelst [nl]
2006 Belgium Kevyn Ista Belgium Jan Bluekens Belgium Kevin Putseys
2007 Belgium Michael Van Staeyen Kazakhstan Valentin Iglinskiy Netherlands Ronald Roos
2008 Belgium Kris Boeckmans United Kingdom Adam Blythe Belgium Koen Beeckman
2009 Belgium Sven François Belgium Patrick Cocquyt [it] Belgium Jeroen Dingemans
2010 Belgium Sven Wielandt Belgium Justin Van Houcke Belgium Jurgen van Trijp
2011 Belgium Björn Coomans Belgium Jurgen Guns Belgium Dieter Verbeek
2012 Belgium Pieter Cordeel Belgium Kevin Suarez Belgium Tommy Baeyens
2013 Belgium Kenneth Van Rooy United States Thomas Gibbons New Zealand Ryan Wills
2014 Netherlands Paul Moerland Switzerland Tristan Marguet Belgium Bert Van der Trappen
2015 Finland Matti Helminen Belgium Julien Kaise Australia Edward Bissaker
2016 Belgium David Motte Belgium Rutger Roelandts Belgium Glenn Debruyne
2017 Belgium Francesco Van Coppernolle Belgium Robin Mertens Albania Ylber Sefa
2018 Belgium Niels Vandyck Belgium Glenn Loenders Belgium Ward Van Laer
2019 Belgium Gerry Druyts Belgium Rutger Wouters Netherlands Jesse Huijbregts

References

  1. ^ "GP Stad Vilvoorde". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ^ "GP Stad Vilvoorde". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Vilvoorde, a town of cycling fans". onthewheelofeddymerckx.be. Retrieved 7 September 2021.