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| − | * [[2005]] - [[Tom Boonen]] -- {{ | + | * [[2005]] - [[Tom Boonen]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[2004]] - [[Steffen Wesemann]] -- {{ | + | * [[2004]] - [[Steffen Wesemann]] -- {{flagiconGER}} |
| − | * [[2003]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] -- {{ | + | * [[2003]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[2002]] - [[Andrea Tafi]] -- {{ | + | * [[2002]] - [[Andrea Tafi]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[2001]] - [[Gianluca Bortolami]] -- {{ | + | * [[2001]] - [[Gianluca Bortolami]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[2000]] - [[Andrei Tchmil]] -- {{ | + | * [[2000]] - [[Andrei Tchmil]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1999]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] -- {{ | + | * [[1999]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1998]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] -- {{ | + | * [[1998]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1997]] - [[Rolf Sørensen]] -- {{ | + | * [[1997]] - [[Rolf Sørensen]] -- {{flagiconDEN}} |
| − | * [[1996]] - [[Michele Bartoli]] -- {{ | + | * [[1996]] - [[Michele Bartoli]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1995]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] -- {{ | + | * [[1995]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1994]] - [[Gianni Bugno]] -- {{ | + | * [[1994]] - [[Gianni Bugno]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1993]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] -- {{ | + | * [[1993]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1992]] - [[Jacky Durand]] -- {{ | + | * [[1992]] - [[Jacky Durand]] -- {{flagiconFRA}} |
| − | * [[1991]] - [[Edwig Van Hooydonck]] -- {{ | + | * [[1991]] - [[Edwig Van Hooydonck]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1990]] - [[Moreno Argentin]] -- {{ | + | * [[1990]] - [[Moreno Argentin]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1989]] - [[Edwig van Hooydonck]] -- {{ | + | * [[1989]] - [[Edwig van Hooydonck]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1988]] - [[Eddy Planckaert]] -- {{ | + | * [[1988]] - [[Eddy Planckaert]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1987]] - [[Claude Criquielion]] -- {{ | + | * [[1987]] - [[Claude Criquielion]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1986]] - [[Adri van der Poel]] -- {{ | + | * [[1986]] - [[Adri van der Poel]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1985]] - [[Eric Vanderaer{{flagiconDEN}}]] -- {{ | + | * [[1985]] - [[Eric Vanderaer{{flagiconDEN}}]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1984]] - [[Johan Lammerts]] -- {{ | + | * [[1984]] - [[Johan Lammerts]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1983]] - [[Jan Raas]] -- {{ | + | * [[1983]] - [[Jan Raas]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1982]] - [[René Martens]] -- {{ | + | * [[1982]] - [[René Martens]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1981]] - [[Hennie Kuiper]] -- {{ | + | * [[1981]] - [[Hennie Kuiper]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1980]] - [[Michel Pollentier]] -- {{ | + | * [[1980]] - [[Michel Pollentier]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1979]] - [[Jan Raas]] -- {{ | + | * [[1979]] - [[Jan Raas]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1978]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] -- {{ | + | * [[1978]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1977]] - [[Rogier De Vlaeminck]] -- {{ | + | * [[1977]] - [[Rogier De Vlaeminck]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1976]] - [[Walter Planckaert]] -- {{ | + | * [[1976]] - [[Walter Planckaert]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
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| − | * [[1975]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] -- {{ | + | * [[1975]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1974]] - [[Kees Bal]] -- {{ | + | * [[1974]] - [[Kees Bal]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1973]] - [[Eric Leman]] -- {{ | + | * [[1973]] - [[Eric Leman]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1972]] - [[Eric Leman]] -- {{ | + | * [[1972]] - [[Eric Leman]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1971]] - [[Evert Dolman]] -- {{ | + | * [[1971]] - [[Evert Dolman]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1970]] - [[Eric Leman]] -- {{ | + | * [[1970]] - [[Eric Leman]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1969]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] -- {{ | + | * [[1969]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1968]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] -- {{ | + | * [[1968]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1967]] - [[Dino Zandegu]] -- {{ | + | * [[1967]] - [[Dino Zandegu]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1966]] - [[Edouard Sels]] -- {{ | + | * [[1966]] - [[Edouard Sels]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1965]] - [[Jo de Roo]] -- {{ | + | * [[1965]] - [[Jo de Roo]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1964]] - [[Rudi Altig]] -- {{ | + | * [[1964]] - [[Rudi Altig]] -- {{flagiconGER}} |
| − | * [[1963]] - [[Noel Foré]] -- {{ | + | * [[1963]] - [[Noel Foré]] -- {{flagiconFRA}} |
| − | * [[1962]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] -- {{ | + | * [[1962]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
* [[1961]] - [[Tom Simpson]] -- GBR | * [[1961]] - [[Tom Simpson]] -- GBR | ||
| − | * [[1960]] - [[Arthur De Cabooter]] -- {{ | + | * [[1960]] - [[Arthur De Cabooter]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1959]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] -- {{ | + | * [[1959]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1958]] - [[{{flagiconGER}}main Derijcke]] -- {{ | + | * [[1958]] - [[{{flagiconGER}}main Derijcke]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1957]] - [[Alfred de Bruyne]] -- {{ | + | * [[1957]] - [[Alfred de Bruyne]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1956]] - [[Jean Forestier]] -- {{ | + | * [[1956]] - [[Jean Forestier]] -- {{flagiconFRA}} |
| − | * [[1955]] - [[Louison Bobet]] -- {{ | + | * [[1955]] - [[Louison Bobet]] -- {{flagiconFRA}} |
| − | * [[1954]] - [[Raymond Impanis]] -- {{ | + | * [[1954]] - [[Raymond Impanis]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1953]] - [[Wim van Est]] -- {{ | + | * [[1953]] - [[Wim van Est]] -- {{flagiconNED}} |
| − | * [[1952]] - [[Ro{{flagiconGER}} Decock]] -- {{ | + | * [[1952]] - [[Ro{{flagiconGER}} Decock]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1951]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] -- {{ | + | * [[1951]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1950]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] -- {{ | + | * [[1950]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1949]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] -- {{ | + | * [[1949]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] -- {{flagiconITA}} |
| − | * [[1948]] - [[Briek Schotte]] -- {{ | + | * [[1948]] - [[Briek Schotte]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1947]] - [[Emiel Faignaert]] -- {{ | + | * [[1947]] - [[Emiel Faignaert]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * 1946 - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] -- {{ | + | * 1946 - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
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| − | * [[1945]] - [[Sylvain Grysolle]] -- {{ | + | * [[1945]] - [[Sylvain Grysolle]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1944]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] -- {{ | + | * [[1944]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1943]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] -- {{ | + | * [[1943]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1942]] - [[Briek Schotte]] -- {{ | + | * [[1942]] - [[Briek Schotte]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1941]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] -- {{ | + | * [[1941]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1940]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] -- {{ | + | * [[1940]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1939]] - [[Karel Kaers]] -- {{ | + | * [[1939]] - [[Karel Kaers]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1938]] - [[Edgard De Caluwé]] -- {{ | + | * [[1938]] - [[Edgard De Caluwé]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1937]] - [[Michel D'Hooghe]] -- {{ | + | * [[1937]] - [[Michel D'Hooghe]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1936]] - [[Louis Hardiquest]] -- {{ | + | * [[1936]] - [[Louis Hardiquest]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1935]] - [[Louis Duerloo]] -- {{ | + | * [[1935]] - [[Louis Duerloo]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1934]] - [[Gaston Rebry]] -- {{ | + | * [[1934]] - [[Gaston Rebry]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1933]] - [[Alfons Schepers]] -- {{ | + | * [[1933]] - [[Alfons Schepers]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1932]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] -- {{ | + | * [[1932]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1931]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] -- {{ | + | * [[1931]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1930]] - [[{{flagiconFRA}}ns Bonduel]] -- {{ | + | * [[1930]] - [[{{flagiconFRA}}ns Bonduel]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * 1929 - [[Jef Dervaes]] -- {{ | + | * 1929 - [[Jef Dervaes]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1928]] - [[Jan Mertens]] -- {{ | + | * [[1928]] - [[Jan Mertens]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1927]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] -- {{ | + | * [[1927]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1926]] - [[{{flagiconDEN}}is Verschueren]] -- {{ | + | * [[1926]] - [[{{flagiconDEN}}is Verschueren]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1925]] - [[Julien Delbecque]] -- {{ | + | * [[1925]] - [[Julien Delbecque]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1924]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] -- {{ | + | * [[1924]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
* [[1923]] - [[Heiri Suter]] -- SUI | * [[1923]] - [[Heiri Suter]] -- SUI | ||
| − | * [[1922]] - [[Léon De Vos]] -- {{ | + | * [[1922]] - [[Léon De Vos]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1921]] - [[René Vermandel]] -- {{ | + | * [[1921]] - [[René Vermandel]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1920]] - [[Jules Van Hevel]] -- {{ | + | * [[1920]] - [[Jules Van Hevel]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1919]] - [[Henri Van Lerberghe]] -- {{ | + | * [[1919]] - [[Henri Van Lerberghe]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1914]] - [[Marcel Buysse]] -- {{ | + | * [[1914]] - [[Marcel Buysse]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
| − | * [[1913]] - [[Paul Deman]] -- {{ | + | * [[1913]] - [[Paul Deman]] -- {{flagiconBEL}} |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 15 December 2007
| Tour of Flanders | |
|---|---|
| Local name: | Ronde van Vlaanderen |
| Region: | Flanders, Belgium |
| Date: | Early April |
| Type: | One-day race |
| History | |
| First Edition: | 1913 |
| Number of Editions: | 89 |
| Firstwinner: | .png){kind=small} Paul Deman |
| Mostwins: 3 times: | Achiel Buysse,  Fiorenzo Magni, Eric Leman, Johan Museeuw |
| Mostrecent: | Alessandro Ballan |
The Ronde van Vlaanderen (English: Tour of Flanders) is a 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 Road World Cup. It is now part of the UCI ProTour and is regarded as one of the 'Monuments' of the European professional cycling calendar.
History
File:Wesemann rvv2004.jpg
German road racer Steffen Wesemann climbing the Muur (wall) of Geraardsbergen in the 2004 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
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 the most important race in Flanders, where road cycling is extremely popular. The nickname of the race is Vlaanderens mooiste, or "Flanders's finest". The town of Oudenaarde, through which the Ronde habitually passes, has a museum - the Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen - dedicated to the race.
Course
The course 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, the Ronde's inclusion of many steep, and often cobbled, short hills make racing different compared to the flat Paris-Roubaix, where cobbled sections are harder and more technical.
The route does not change much from year-to-year. A major change was the inclusion of the steep Koppenberg climb in 2003, having been refurbished from its previous disrepair. The 2007 edition saw another change with the Koppenberg being dropped once more, the inclusion of the Kluisberg and the Côte de Trieu, which were unavailable through roadworks in past years and the first ascent of the Eikenmolen. Spectators try to watch the Ronde pass as many points as possible [1].
Comments
Belgian cyclist Roger De Vlaeminck riding the Koppenberg in the Ronde van Vlaanderen. De Vlaeminck won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1977.
- "Only those who are in top condition can say that the Ronde is not hard. For everyone else, it's the Way of the Cross." -Andrea Tafi
Few riders have won both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same year:
- 1923 Heiri Suter
- 1932 Romain Gijssels
- 1934 Gaston Rebry
- 1954 Raymond Impanis
- 1957 Fred De Bruyne
- 1962 Rik van Looy
- 1977 Roger De Vlaeminck
- 2003 Peter van Petegem
- 2005 Tom Boonen
The day before the race sees the cyclosportive (open) race version of the Ronde in which amateur cyclists participate in large numbers.
Winners
External links
- The official Ronde van Vlaanderen website
- Cyclosportive - ride the course the day before
- The Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen website - available in English