Tour of Belgium
The Tour of Belgium (Ronde van België/Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-May |
| Region | Belgium |
| English name | Tour of Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Ronde van België (in Dutch) Tour de Belgique (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Race director | Rob Discart |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1908 |
| Editions | 89 (as of 2019) |
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| Most wins |  |
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It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all during the decade 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar.
Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour; however this has not happened and it is now part of the UCI Europe Tour competition.
The race will become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Winners
Ten riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once. The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin, who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014.
By year
Multiple winners
| Name | Country | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Martin | | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Louis Mottiat | | 2 | 1914, 1920 |
| Emile Masson | | 2 | 1919, 1923 |
| René Vermandel | | 2 | 1921, 1922 |
| Henri Van Kerckhove | | 2 | 1952, 1954 |
| Noël Foré | | 2 | 1958, 1962 |
| Eddy Merckx | | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Roger Swerts | | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Frans Maassen |  | 2 | 1988, 1990 |
| Stijn Devolder | | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Jens Keukeleire | | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
By nation
| Rank | Country | Wins | Most times winner | Most Recent Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 68 | Louis Mottiat, Emile Masson, René Vermandel, Henri Van Kerckhove, Noël Foré, Eddy Merckx, Roger Swerts, Stijn Devolder and Jens Keukeleire (2 each) | Remco Evenepoel (2019) |
| 2 | | 8 | Frans Maassen (2) | Lars Boom (2009) |
| 3 | | 4 | Lucien Petit-Breton, Paul Duboc, Jean Stablinski and Sylvain Chavanel (1 each) | Sylvain Chavanel (2004) |
| 4 | | 3 | Tony Martin (3) | Tony Martin (2014) |
| 5 |  | 2 | Carmine Preziosi and Vittorio Adorni (1 each) | Carmine Preziosi (1967) |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | Michael Rogers (1) | Michael Rogers (2003) |
 | 1 | Leif Mortensen (1) | Leif Mortensen (1973) | |
 | 1 | Sean Yates (1) | Sean Yates (1989) | |
 | 1 | Vladimir Gusev (1) | Vladimir Gusev (2007) |
References
- "Geen Baloise Belgium Tour en Elfstedenronde meer in 2020" [No Baloise Belgium Tour and Elfstedenronde in 2020] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.