Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt

Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt
Race details
DateJune, July
RegionAntwerp, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium
English nameTielt-Antwerp-Tielt
Local name(s)Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1938 (1938)
Editions18
Final edition1968
First winner Louis Hardiquest (BEL)
Most wins (4 wins)
Final winner Willy Donie (BEL)

Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt was a men's cycling race organised for the last time in 1968.[1] The race was run between Tielt (West Flanders) and Antwerp. In 1945, a shortened version of 144 km was run with start place Antwerp and finish place Tielt. In 1958, Antwerp was both start and finish place.

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Briek Schotte and Rik Van Looy.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1938 Belgium Louis Hardiquest Belgium Petrus Van Teemsche Belgium Albert Beirnaert
1939 Belgium Marcel Claeys Belgium Aloïs Delchambre Belgium Gerard Delepeleire
1940-1944 No race during World War II
1945 Belgium Briek Schotte Belgium Omer Mommerency Belgium Lode Poels
1946 Belgium Maurice Van Herzele Belgium Jozef Moerenhout Belgium Albert Sercu
1947 Belgium Frans Knaepkens Belgium Maurice Meersman Belgium Achiel Buysse
1948 Belgium André Maelbrancke Belgium Lucien Mathys Belgium Constant Lauwers
1949 Belgium André Maelbrancke Belgium Jerôme De Jaeger Belgium André Pieters
1950-1957 No race
1958 Belgium Gabriel Borra Belgium Frans van Looveren Belgium Marcel Rijckaert
1959 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Willy Truye Belgium Julien Pascal
1960 Belgium Léon Vandaele Belgium Marcel Rijckaert Belgium Leopold Rosseel
1961 Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Marcel Seynaeve Belgium Noël Foré
1962 Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Clément Roman Belgium Oswald Declercq
1963 Belgium Roland Aper Belgium Oswald Declercq Belgium Walter Boucquet
1964 Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Oswald Declercq Belgium Roger Deconinck
1965 Netherlands Walter Boucquet Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Walter Godefroot
1966 Belgium Jaak De Boever Belgium Gustaaf De Smet Belgium Robert Lelangue
1967 Belgium Roger Blockx Belgium Herman Van Loo Belgium Antoine Houbrechts
1968 Belgium Willy Donie Belgium Herman Van Loo Belgium Roland Van de Rijse

References

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  1. ^ "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". FirstCycling.com. 2022.