Omloop van Limburg
Race details
DateMay, June
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameCircuit of Limburg
Local name(s)Omloop van Limburg (in Dutch), Circuit du Limbourg (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat. 1.2
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1941 (1941)
Editions21
Final edition1969
First winner Gorgon Hermans (BEL)
Most wins (3 wins)
Final winner Jan Boonen (BEL)

The Omloop van Limburg was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1969.[1]

The course, variating between 145 and 258 km, was situated in the Limburg province. Hasselt was both start and finish place, except for 1965 when the race finished in Genk.

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen. The record of victories, however, belongs to Willy Vannitsen.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1941 Belgium Gorgon Hermans Belgium Albert Ramon Belgium Adolf Van den Bossche
1942-1947 No race
1948 Belgium Rik Evens Belgium Maurice Holsbeek Belgium Karel Van Dormael
1949 No race
1950 Belgium Lode Anthonis Belgium Frans Gielen Belgium Julien Janssens
1951 Belgium Ernest Sterckx Belgium Edward Peeters Belgium Georges Claes
1952 Netherlands Wim Van Est Netherlands Frans van der Zande Netherlands Henk Faanhof
1953 Belgium Léopold Schaeken Belgium Frans Loyaerts Belgium Eugeen Van Roosbroeck
1954 Belgium André Vlayen Belgium Frans Gielen Belgium Jozef De Feyter
1955 Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium Ernest Sterckx Belgium Marcel Hendrikx
1956 Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium Marcel Ryckaert Belgium Rik Luyten
1957 Italy Jean Pasinetti Belgium Willem Hendriks Belgium Joseph Verachtert
1958 Belgium Willy Vannitsen Belgium Alfred De Bruyne Belgium Willem Hendriks
1959 Belgium Rik Luyten Belgium Camiel Buysse Belgium Roger Baens
1960 Belgium Martin Van Geneugden Germany Hans Junkermann Belgium Etienne De Baar
1961 Belgium Willy Vannitsen Belgium Gilbert Maes Belgium Gustaaf Desmet
1962 Belgium Emile Daems Belgium Jean Simon Belgium Jozef Wouters
1963 Belgium Ludo Janssens Belgium Robert Seneca Belgium Joseph Hoevenaers
1964 Belgium Walter Muylaert Belgium Edward Sels United Kingdom Michael Wright
1965 Belgium Raymond Vrancken Belgium Alfons Hermans Belgium Joseph Haeseldonckx
1966 Belgium Willy Vannitsen Belgium Frans Brands Belgium Jan Nolmans
1967 No race
1968 Belgium Michel Jacquemin Italy Pasquale De Luca Belgium Guy Vallée
1969 Belgium Jan Boonen Belgium Julien Verstrepen Netherlands Cornelis Schuuring

References

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  1. ^ "Circuit du Limbourg (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Omloop van Limburg". FirstCycling.com. 2022.

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Carpano (cycling team)

1961 Ronde van Limburg, Martin Van Geneugden Milano–Torino, Walter Martin Omloop van de Fruitstreek, Martin Van Geneugden Omloop van Limburg, Willy Vannitsen

Omloop van de Fruitstreek

Alken (Limburg, Belgium), except in 1968 when the event was organized in Hasselt. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy

Martin Van Geneugden

and 12 Omloop van Midden-België 1959 Hoepertingen 1960 Tour de France Winner stages 9 and 14 Omloop van de fruitstreek Alken Omloop van Limburg 1961 Tour

Ludwig Wijnants

Zwijndrecht 1980 Putte-Mechelen 1981 Budingen GP Frans Verbeeck Ronde van Limburg 1982 Omloop Leiedal 1983 Booischot 1984 Ninove 1985 Tour de France: Winner

Jerry Cooman

1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs 4th Circuit des Frontières 1989 1st Ronde van Limburg 3rd Le Samyn 1990 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde 1991 1st Stages 11 & 12 Milk

Valère Van Sweevelt

Flandria 1969 3rd Omloop Het Volk 3rd Ronde van Limburg 4th Tour du Condroz 6th Gent–Wevelgem 9th Amstel Gold Race 1970 6th Omloop van de Fruitstreek 9th

Guido Van Sweevelt

Tour du Nord 1974 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie 6th Omloop van Oost-Vlaanderen 1975 1st Ronde van Limburg 1st Stage 5b Tour of Belgium 1st Prologue (TTT)

Willy Vannitsen

important victories include the Ronde van Limburg (1957 and 1960), the Omloop van Limburg (1958, 1961 and 1966), the Omloop van Centraal Brabant, Milano–Vignola