Omloop van het Houtland

Omloop van het Houtland is a Belgian road bike race.

The one-day race has been held in Lichtervelde in the province of West Flanders since 1945 . The first winner was the Belgian André Maelbrancke , who is also the record winner of the race with three successes together with his compatriots Gilbert Desmet and Etienne De Wilde .

In 2002 the race was held as the first stage of the Circuit Franco-Belge . It was classified in category 1.2 in 2005 and in category 1.1 of the UCI Europe Tour since 2006 .

Winners list

2019 Max Walscheid  2018 Jonas Vangenechten  2017 Tom Devriendt  2016 not held 2015 Jens Debusschere  2014 Jelle Wallays 2013 Marcel Kittel (2) 2012 Marcel Kittel 2011 Guillaume Van Keirsbulck 2010 Stefan van Dijk 2009 Graeme Brown 2008 Martin Pedersen 2007 Steven de Jongh 2006 Artur Gajek 2005 Kevin Van Impe 2004 Bert De Waele 2003 Geert Omloop (2) 2002 Kevin Hulsmans 2001 Geert Omloop 2000 Nico Eeckhout 1999 Etienne De Wilde (3) 1998 Etienne De Wilde (2) 1997 Robbie Vandaele 1996 Johan Capiot 1995 Jans Koerts 1994 Etienne De Wilde 1993 Danny Daelman 1992 Johan Devos 1991 Didier Priem

1990 Johan Museeuw 1989 Jan Bogaert 1988 Danny Janssens 1987 Hendrik Redant 1986 Willem Wijnant 1985 Yvan Lamote 1984 Ludo Frijns 1983 Ronny Vanmarcke 1982 Eddy Vanhaerens 1981 Rudy Pevenage 1980 Walter Planckaert 1979 Alain De Roo 1978 Herman Van Springel 1977 Marc Demeyer 1976 Lieven Malfait 1975 Eddy Cael 1974 Willy Planckaert 1973 Marc Lievens 1972 Patrick Sercu 1971 André Dierickx 1970 Roger De Vlaeminck 1969 Noël van Tyghem 1968 Walter Boucquet (2)

1967 Jan Boonen 1966 Walter Boucquet 1965 Gilbert Desmet (3) 1964 Arthur De Cabooter (2) 1963 Robert Vandecaveye 1962 Norbert Kerckhove 1961 Roland Aper 1960 Michel Stolker 1959 Arthur De Cabooter 1958 Gilbert Desmet (2) 1957 Gilbert Desmet 1956 Leon Vandaele 1955 Roger de Corte (2) 1954 Lucien Victor 1953 Arthur Nommerency 1952 Valère Ollivier 1951 André Maelbrancke (3) 1950 André Maelbrancke (2) 1949 André Pieters 1948 Albert Anutchin 1947 Adolf Verscheuren 1946 Roger De Corte 1945 André Maelbrancke

Web links

• Official website (Dutch)