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#REDIRECT [[Ronde van Vlaanderen]]
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<tr><th colspan="2" bgcolor=lawngreen><big>Tour of Flanders</big></th></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Local name:</td><td>Ronde van Vlaanderen</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Region:</td><td>[[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Date:</td><td>Early April</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Type:</td><td>One-day race</td></tr>
 
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<tr><th colspan="2" bgcolor=lawngreen>History</th></tr>
 
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<tr><td>First Edition:</td><td valign="top">1913</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Number of Editions:</td><td valign="top">89</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>First Winner:</td><td valign="top">[[Paul Deman]], ({{BEL}})</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Most Recent:</td><td valign="top">[[Tom Boonen]], ({{BEL}})</td></tr>
 
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<tr><td>Most Wins:</td><td valign="top">[[Achiel Buysse]], ({{BEL}}),<br>[[Fiorenzo Magni]] ({{ITA}}),<br>[[Eric Leman]], ({{BEL}}) and [[Johan Museeuw]] ({{BEL}}),<br>3 times</td></tr>
 
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The '''Tour of Flanders''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Ronde van Vlaanderen'') is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] held in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]].  It is held every spring, exactly one week before [[Paris-Roubaix]], and it used to be part of the [[UCI World Cup]].  It is now part of the [[UCI ProTour]] and is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar.
 
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== History ==
 
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The race was initiated in [[1913]] by [[Karel Van Wijnendaele]], a former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by [[World War I]], but continued in [[1919]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], the race became more popular, and is currently considered to be the most important race in Flanders, where road cycling is very popular. The nickname of the race is ''Vlaanderens mooiste'', or "Flanders's most beautiful".
 
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== Course ==
 
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[[Image:Wesemann rvv2004.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Road [[road bicycle racing|racer]] [[Steffen Wesemann]] climbing the Koppenberg in the 2004 edition of the [[Ronde van Vlaanderen]]. ]]The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.  While it is often compared to the '''Paris-Roubaix''' race in that both contain many cobbled sections, de Ronde's inclusion of many steep, and often cobbled, short hills make racing very different compared to the flat Paris-Roubaix.
 
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Riders who win both races in the same year are guaranteed eternal fame:
 
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# [[1923]] [[Heiri Suter]] {{SUI}}
 
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# [[1932]] [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1934]] [[Gaston Rebry]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1954]] [[Raymond Impanis]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1957]] [[Fred De Bruyne]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1962]] [[Rik Van Looy]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1977]] [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[2003]] [[Peter van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[2005]] [[Tom Boonen]] {{BEL}}
 
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The most famous climb is arguably '''the Koppenberg climb''', where the steep grade, narrow pass and (previously) poor cobblestone conditions have forced many racers to climb it on foot instead of on their bikes.  An incident in 1987 where [[Jesper Skibby]]&mdash;who was leading the race at this point and was followed by the race official's car&mdash;fell over due to loss of momentum and was almost crushed by official's car, put a stop to the inclusion of this climb until 2003 when it was extensively repaired.  It should be noted that while Skibby's foot was not crushed by the car, his bicycle was.
 
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The day before the actual race sees the cyclosportif (open) race version of de Ronde where amateur cyclists regularly participate in large numbers.
 
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== Winners ==
 
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* [[2005]] - [[Tom Boonen]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[2004]] - [[Steffen Wesemann]] {{GER}}
 
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* [[2003]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[2002]] - [[Andrea Tafi]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[2001]] - [[Gianluca Bortolami]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[2000]] - [[Andrei Tchmil]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1999]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1998]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1997]] - [[Rolf Sørensen]] {{DEN}}
 
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* [[1996]] - [[Michele Bartoli]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1995]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1994]] - [[Gianni Bugno]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1993]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1992]] - [[Jacky Durand]] {{FRA}}
 
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* [[1991]] - [[Edwig Van Hooydonck]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1990]] - [[Moreno Argentin]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1989]] - [[Edwig van Hooydonck]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1988]] - [[Eddy Planckaert]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1987]] - [[Claude Criquielion]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1986]] - [[Adri van der Poel]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1985]] - [[Eric Vanderaerden]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1984]] - [[Johan Lammerts]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1983]] - [[Jan Raas]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1982]] - [[René Martens]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1981]] - [[Hennie Kuiper]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1980]] - [[Michel Pollentier]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1979]] - [[Jan Raas]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1978]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1977]] - [[Rogier De Vlaeminck]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1976]] - [[Walter Planckaert]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1975]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1974]] - [[Kees Bal]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1973]] - [[Eric Leman]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1972]] - [[Eric Leman]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1971]] - [[Evert Dolman]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1970]] - [[Eric Leman]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1969]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1968]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1967]] - [[Dino Zandegu]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1966]] - [[Edouard Sels]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1965]] - [[Jo de Roo]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1964]] - [[Rudi Altig]] {{GER}}
 
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* [[1963]] - [[Noel Foré]] {{FRA}}
 
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* [[1962]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1961]] - [[Tom Simpson]] {{GBR}}
 
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* [[1960]] - [[Arthur De Cabooter]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1959]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1958]] - [[Germain Derijcke]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1957]] - [[Alfred de Bruyne]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1956]] - [[Jean Forestier]] {{FRA}}
 
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* [[1955]] - [[Louison Bobet]] {{FRA}}
 
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* [[1954]] - [[Raymond Impanis]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1953]] - [[Wim van Est]] {{NED}}
 
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* [[1952]] - [[Roger Decock]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1951]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1950]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1949]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] {{ITA}}
 
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* [[1948]] - [[Briek Schotte]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1947]] - [[Emiel Faignaert]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1946]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1945]] - [[Sylvain Grysolle]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1944]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1943]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1942]] - [[Briek Schotte]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1941]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1940]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1939]] - [[Karel Kaers]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1938]] - [[Edgard De Caluwé]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1937]] - [[Michel D'Hooghe]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1936]] - [[Louis Hardiquest]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1935]] - [[Louis Duerloo]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1934]] - [[Gaston Rebry]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1933]] - [[Alfons Schepers]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1932]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1931]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1930]] - [[Frans Bonduel]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1929]] - [[Jef Dervaes]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1928]] - [[Jan Mertens]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1927]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1926]] - [[Denis Verschueren]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1925]] - [[Julien Delbecque]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1924]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1923]] - [[Heiri Suter]] {{SUI}}
 
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* [[1922]] - [[Léon De Vos]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1921]] - [[René Vermandel]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1920]] - [[Jules Van Hevel]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1919]] - [[Henri Van Lerberghe]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1914]] - [[Marcel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
 
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* [[1913]] - [[Paul Deman]] {{BEL}}
 
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== External link ==
 
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*[http://www.rvv.be The official Tour of Flanders website]
 
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[[de:Flandern-Rundfahrt]]
 
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[[es:Tour_de_Flandes]]
 
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[[it:Giro delle Fiandre]]
 
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[[nl:Ronde van Vlaanderen]]
 
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[[fr:Tour des Flandres]]
 
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[[pl:Wyścig Dookoła Flandrii]]
 
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[[he:רונדה ון פלנדרן]]
 
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[[Category:UCI ProTour]]
 
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[[Category:Classic cycle races|Tour of Flanders]]
 
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[[Category:Cycle races]]
 
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[[Category:Cycle racing in Belgium]]
 

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