The 1934 and 1935 editions were for amateurs. From 1936 until 1939 the race was for independents. From 1945 the race was contested by professionals

Year

1st place

2nd Place

3rd Place
Distance, speed

1934 Gustave Van Belle
3hr 20min Maurice Vandenberghe
@ 20sec Jérôme Dufromont (Bel)
@ 1min 20sec 120 km
36 km/hr

1935 Albert Depreitere
3hr 28min Jérôme Dufromont (Bel)
@ 45sec Karel Catrysse
@ 1min 120 km
34.615 km/hr

1936 Robert Van Eenaeme
4hr 31min Joseph Somers
s.t. Gaston Denys
s.t. 168km
37.196 km/hr

1937 Robert Van Eenaeme
4hr 20min Albert Ritserveldt
s.t. André Hallaert
@ 15sec 160 km
36.923 km/hr

1938 Hubert Godart
4hr 53min Edmond Delathouwer
s.t. Gustave Van Cauwenberghe
s.t. 165 km
33.788 km/hr

1939 André Declerck
4hr 23min Frans Van Hellmont
s.t. Albert Van Laecke
s.t. 155 km
35.361 km/hr

1940
1944 No races held

1945 Robert Van Eenaeme
5hr 35min Maurice Van Herzele
s.t. André Declerck
s.t. 200 km
35.820 km/hr

1946 Ernest Sterckx
5hr 42min Maurice Desimpelaere
s.t. Michel Remue
s.t. 200 km
35.088 km/hr

1947 Maurice Desimpelaere
6hr 45min René Beyens
s.t. Lucien Vlaemynck
s.t. 230 km
34.074 km/hr

1948 Valare Ollivier
7hr 31min Albert Ramon
s.t. Hilaire Couvreur
@ 18sec 276 km
36.718 km/hr

1949 Marcel Kint ("The Black Eagle")
7hr 15min André Declerck
s.t. Albert Decin
s.t. 250 km
34.482 km/hr

1950 Brik Schotte
6hr 44min Albert Decin
@ 2min 46sec André Declerck
s.t. 255 km
37.871 km/hr

1951 André Rosseel
6hr 31min Raphael Jonckheere
@ 12sec Lionel Van Brabant
s.t. 240 km
36.828 km/hr

1952 Raymond Impanis
6hr 27min Maurice Blomme
s.t. Alois De Hertog
s.t. 240 km
37.209 km/hr

1953 Raymond Impanis
7hr 16min Wim Van Est
@ 1min 20sec Germain Derijke
@ 2min 30sec 240 km
33.207 km/hr

1954 Rolf Graf
6hr 32min Ferdy Kübler
@ 10sec Ernest Sterckx
s.t. 235 km
35.969 km/hr

1955 Brik Schotte
6hr 15min Désiré Keteleers
@ 2min 36sec Raymond Impanis
s.t. 228 km
37.120 km/hr

1956 Rik Van Looy
6hr 21min Richard Van Genuchten
@ 7sec Désiré Keteleers
@ 30sec 228 km
35.905 km/hr

1957 Rik Van Looy
5hr 9min 24sec André Noyelle
s.t. Lucien Mattys
s.t. 207 km
40.152 km/hr

1958 Noël Fore
5hr 33min 11sec Rik Van Looy
@ 1min 25sec Alfred De Bruyne
s.t. 231 km
41.598 km/hr

1959 Léon Van Daele
5hr 10min 16sec Joseph Hovenaers
s.t. Jacques Anquetil
s.t. 221.2 km
42.776 km/hr

1960 Frans Aerenhouts
6hr 35min Frans De Mulder
s.t. Joseph Planckaert
s.t. 256 km
38.920 km/hr

1961 Frans Aerenhouts
5hr 36min 28sec Raymond Impanis
s.t. Yvo Molenaers
s.t. 231 km
41.202 km/hr

1962 Rik Van Looy
5hr 55min 49sec Frans Schoubben
@ 1min 29sec Armand Desmet
s.t. 237 km
39.964 km/hr

1963 Benoni Beheyt
5hr 51min 20sec Tom Simpson
s.t. Michel Van Aerde
s.t 230 km
39.469 km/hr

1964 Jacques Anquetil
5hr 36min 20sec Yvo Molenaers
@ ?sec Rik Van Looy
@ ?+sec 233 km
42.565 km/hr

1965 Noël De Pauw
5hr 36min Bernard Vanderkerckhove
@ 37sec Gustave Desmet
@ 1min 31sec 235 km
41.964 km/hr

1966 Herman Van Springel
6hr 34min Noel Van Clooster
s.t. Palle Lykke-Jensen
@ 50sec 252 km
38.324 km/hr

1967 Eddy Merckx
6hr 9min Jan Janssen
s.t. Edward Sels
s.t. 242 km
39.349 km/hr

1968 Walter Godefroot
5hr 50min Willy Wanneste
s.t. Felice Gimondi
s.t. 250 km
42.171 km/hr

1969 Willy Vekemans
5hr 46min 3sec Roger De Vlaeminck
@ 11sec Eric De Vlaeminck
s.t. 250 km
43.346 km/hr

1970 Eddy Merckx
5hr 47min 50sec Willy Vekemans
@ 10sec Walter Godefroot
s.t. 236 km
40.709 km/hr

1971 Georges Pintens
5hr 19sec Roger De Vlaeminck
s.t. Gerben Karstens
s.t. 237 km
44.576 km/hr

1972 Roger Swerts
5hr 50min
Frans Verbeeck was first but relegated to 4th for irregular sprint Felice Gimondi
s.t. Eddy Merckx
s.t. 245 km
42.0 km/hr

1973 Eddy Merckx
6hr 18min Frans Verbeeck
s.t. Walter Planckaert
@ 55sec 250 km
39.682 km/hr

1974 Barry Hoban
5hr 30min Eddy Merckx
s.t. Roger De Vlaeminck
s.t. 244 km
44.363 km/hr

1975 Freddy Maertens
6hr 14min Frans Verbeeck
s.t. Rik Van Linden
s.t. 250 km
40.106 km/hr

1976

Freddy Maertens
6hr 15min 15sec

Rik Van Linden
s.t.

Frans Verbeeck
s.t.
262 km
41.872 km

1977 Bernard Hinault
6hr 43min Vittorio Algeri
@ 1min 24sec Piet Van Katwijk
@ 1min 58sec 277 km
41.240 km/hr

1978 Ferdi Van Den Haute
6hr 24min Walter Planckaert
@ 1min 5sec Francesco Moser
s.t. 246 km
38.437 km/hr

1979 Francesco Moser
5hr 48min Roger De Vlaeminck
s.t. Jan Raas
s.t. 252 km
43.448 km/hr

1980 Henk Lubberding
6hr 16min Fons De Wolf
@ 37sec Piet Van Katwijk
s.t. 264 km
42.127 km/hr

1981 Jan Raas
5hr 47min Roger De Vlaeminck
s.t. Fons De Wolf
s.t. 254.4 km
43.988 km/hr

1982 Frank Hoste
6hr 15min Eddy Vanhaerens
@ 12sec Fons De Wolf
s.t. 255 km
40.800 km/hr

1983 Leo Van Vliet
6hr 29min 8sec Jan Raas
@ 20sec Frank Hoste
s.t. 255 km
39.331 km/hr

1984 Guido Bontempi
6hr 9min Eric Vanderaerden
s.t. Pierino Gavazzi
s.t. 255 km
41.463 km/hr

1985 Eric Vanderaerden
6hr 20min Phil Anderson
s.t. Rudy Dhaenens
s.t. 262 km
41.957 km/hr

1986 Guido Bontempi
5hr 35min Twan Poels
s.t. Jean-Marie Wampers
s.t. 250 km
44.776 km/hr

1987 Teun Van Vliet
5hr 44min Etienne De Wilde
s.t. Herman Frison
@ 9sec 243 km
42.384 km/hr

1988 Sean Kelly
7hr 20min Gianni Bugno
s.t. Ron Kiefel
s.t. 275 km
38.364 km/hr

1989 Gerrit Solleveld
6hr 29min Sean Yates
s.t. Rolf Sorensen
@ 11sec 276 km
42.570 km/hr

1990 Herman Frison
4hr 59min Johan Museeuw
s.t. Franco Ballerini
s.t. 204 km
40.936 km/hr

1991 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
5hr 16min 38sec Mario Cipollini
s.t. Olaf Ludwig
s.t. 210 km
39.793 km/hr

1992 Mario Cipollini
4hr 49min
Abdujaparov was first but disqualified for irregular sprint Johan Capiot
s.t. Adriano Baffi
s.t. 210 km
43.599 km/hr

1993 Mario Cipollini
5hr 23min 10sec Eric Vanderaerden
s.t. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
s.t. 210 km
38.959 km/hr

1994 Wilfried Peeters
5hr 8min Franco Ballerini
s.t. Johan Museeuw
@ 16sec 210 km
40.909 km/hr

1995 Lars Michaelsen
4hr 56min Maurizo Fondriest
s.t. Luc Roosen
@ 9sec 207 km
41.959 km/hr

1996 Tom Steels
4hr 53min Giovanni Lombardi
s.t. Fabio Baldato
s.t. 208 km
42.593 km/hr

1997 Philippe Gaumont
4hr 45min Andrei Tchmil
s.t. Johan Capiot
s.t. 208 km
43.368 km/hr

1998 Frank Vandebroucke
5hr 6min Lars Michaelsen
@ 7sec Nico Mattan
s.t. 208 km
40.784 km/hr

1999 Tom Steels
5hr 15min 53sec Zbigniew Spruch
s.t. Trstan Hoffman
s.t. 208 km
39.89 km/hr

2000 Geert Van Bondt
5hr 1min 3sec Peter Van Petegem
@ 28sec Johan Museeuw
s.t. 208 km
41.454 km/hr

2001 George Hincapie
5hr 50sec Leon Van Bon
s.t. Steffen Wesemann
s.t. 214 km
42.881 km/hr

2002 Mario Cipollini
4hr 39min Fred Rodriguez
s.t. George Hincapie
s.t. 214 km
44.731 km/hr

2003 Andreas Klier
4hr 29min Henk Vogels
s.t. Tom Boonen
s.t. 204 km
45.501 km/hr

2004 Tom Boonen
4hr 58min 47sec Magnus Backstedt
s.t. Jaan Kirsipuu
s.t. 208 km
41.769 km/hr

2005 Nico Mattan
4hr 53min 7sec Juan Antonio Flecha
@ 2sec Daniele Bennati
@ 9sec 208 km
42.576 km/hr

2006 Thor Hushovd
4hr 57min 33sec David Kopp
s.t. Alessandro Petacchi
s.t. 210 km
42.345 km/hr

2007 Marcus Burghardt
4hr 52min 14sec Roger Hammond
@ 4sec Oscar Freire
@ 5sec 207 km
42.50 km/hr

2008 Oscar Freire
5hr 1min 35sec Aurelien Clerc
s.t. Wouter Weylandt
s.t. 209km
41.580 km/hr

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