The oddly named E3 (E3 is a Belgian highway) is an important Belgian race that kicks off a tough week of Flemish racing on a Saturday in late March that ends with the Tour of Flanders the following weekend.
It's an important race, not only as a vital tune-up for the Tour of Flanders (the race has some of the same ascents as the Tour of Flanders) but in its own right as a prestigious race that has had greats from Rik Van Looy, Jan Raas, Mario Cipollini to Tom Boonen win it.
The race was originally called Harelbeke-Anvers-Harelbeke. It kept that appellation through the first 12 editions and in 1970 became the E3.
Year
|
Winner
|
2nd Place
|
3rd Place
|
Distance
|
Average Speed
km/hr
|
| 1958 |
Armand Desmet
5hr 42min |
Lucien Demunster
@ s.t. |
Briek Schotte
@ s.t. |
210 km |
38.842 |
| 1959 |
Norbert Kerckhove
5hr 36min 18sec |
Jan Zagers
@ 2min 5sec |
Norbert Van Tieghem
@ s.t. |
214 km |
38.180 |
| 1960 |
Daniel Doom
5hr 9min |
Odiel Van Der Linden
@ 2sec |
Petrus Oellibrandt
@ 3sec |
201 km |
39.029 |
| 1961 |
Arthur De Cabooter
5hr 5min |
Frans Aerenhouts
@ s.t. |
André Noyelle
@ s.t. |
202 km |
39.737 |
| 1962 |
André Messelis
5hr 53min |
Lép[old Schaeken @ 1min 20sec |
Frans De Mulder
@ s.t. |
213 km |
36.203 |
| 1963 |
Noël Fore
5hr 14min |
Peter Post
@ s.t. |
Josef Planckaert
@ s.t. |
201 km |
38.407 |
| 1964 |
Rik Van Looy
5hr 39min |
Norbert Kerckhove
@ s.t. |
Edgard Sorgeloos
@ s.t. |
216 km |
38.230 |
| 1965 |
Rik Van Looy
5hr 35min |
Georges Vanconingsloo
@ s.t. |
René Thysen
@ s.t. |
215 km |
38.507 |
| 1966 |
Rik Van Looy
5hr 59min |
Willy Bocklandt
@ s.t. |
Joseph Spruyt
@ s.t. |
216 km |
36.10 |
| 1967 |
Willy Bocklandt
5hr 26min |
Jozef Huysmans
@ s.t. |
Armand Desmet
@ 5sec |
216 km |
39.754 |
| 1968 |
Jacques De Boever
5hr 32min |
Jozef Huysmans
@ s.t. |
Herman Van Springel
@ 50sec |
216 km |
39.036 |
| 1969 |
Rik Van Looy
5hr 23min |
Goerges Vanconingsloo
@ 25sec |
Willy Vekemans
@ s.t. |
215 km |
39.938 |
| 1970 |
Daniel Van Ryckeghem
5hr 1min |
Roger De Vlaeminck
@ s.t. |
Roger Rosiers
@ s.t. |
210 km |
41.86 |
| 1971 |
Roger De Vlaeminck
5hr 57min |
Georges Pintens
@ 3sec |
Eddy Merckx
@ 8sec |
235 km |
39.495 |
| 1972 |
Hubert Hutsebaut
5hr 39min 25sec |
Eddy Merkx
@ s.t. |
Walter Godefroot
@ s.t. |
226 km |
39.950 |
| 1973 |
Willy Int'Ven
5hr 39min |
Albert Van Vlierberghe
@ 22sec |
Walter Planckaert
@ s.t. |
226 km |
40.0 |
| 1974 |
Herman Van Springel
5hr 31min |
Freddy Maetens
@ s.t. |
Frans Verbeeck
@ 8sec |
226 km |
40.966 |
| 1975 |
Frans Verbeeck
5hr 55min |
Freddy Maertens
@ s.t. |
Cees Bal
@ s.t. |
226 km |
38.197 |
| 1976 |
Walter Planckaert
5hr 41min |
Walter Godefroot
@ s.t. |
Daniel Verplancke
@ 25sec |
228 km |
40.117 |
| 1977 |
Dietrich Thurau
5hr 46min |
Patrick Sercu
@ 2min 8sec |
Eric De Vlaeminck
@ s.t. |
233 km |
40.404 |
| 1978 |
Freddy Maertens
5hr 40min |
Jan Raas
@ 8sec |
Ronald de Witte
@ 44sec |
230 km |
40.588 |
| 1979 |
Jan Raas
5hr 48min |
Frank Hoste
@ 2sec |
Michel Pollentier
@ s.t. |
226 km |
38.965 |
| 1980 |
Jan Raas
5hr 17min |
Sean Kelly
@ s.t. |
Rik Van Linden
@ s.t. |
226 km |
42.776 |
| 1981 |
Jan Raas
5hr 48min |
Ludo Delcroix
@ s.t. |
Fons De Wolf
@ 1min 10sec |
226 km |
38.965 |
| 1982 |
Jan Bogaert
5hr 45min |
Roger De Vlaeminck
@ s.t. |
Daniel Willems
@ s.t. |
223 km |
38.782 |
| 1983 |
William Tackaert
6hr 12min |
Bert Oosterbosch
@ s.t. |
Jan Jonckers
@ s.t. |
236 km |
37.165 |
| 1984 |
Bert Oosterbosch
5hr 13min |
Eddy Planckert
@ 2min 4sec |
Léo Van Vliet
@ 2min 6sec |
225 km |
43.13 |
| 1985 |
Phil Anderson
5hr 33min 12sec |
Josef Lieckens
@ 15sec |
Eddy Planckaert
@ s.t. |
215 km |
38.715 |
| 1986 |
Eric Vanderaerden
5hr 50min |
Frits Pirard
@ s.t. |
Jos Lammertink
@ s.t. |
225 km |
38.571 |
| 1987 |
Eddy Planckaert
5hr 4min |
Jelle Nijdam
@ 12sec |
Marc Sergeant
@ s.t. |
225 km |
44.408 |
| 1988 |
Guido Bontempi
4hr 55min |
Alan Peiper
@ 3sec |
Eddy Planckaert
@ 20sec |
231 km |
46.983 |
| 1989 |
Eddy Planckaert
5hr 12min |
Adri Van Der Poel
@ s.t. |
Marc Sergeat
@ s.t. |
211 km |
40.576 |
| 1990 |
Søren Lilholt
5hr 1min |
Fabio Roscioli
@ 17sec |
Adri Van Der Poel
@ 21sec |
201 km |
40.066 |
| 1991 |
Olaf Ludwig
5hr 12min |
Phil Anderson
s.t. |
Uwe Raab
@ 1sec |
203 km |
39.038 |
| 1992 |
Johan Museeuw
5hr 18min |
Wiebren Veenstra
@ s.t. |
Eric Vanderaerden
@ s.t. |
205 km |
38.679 |
| 1993 |
Mario Cipollini
4hr 59min 24sec |
Olaf Ludwig
@ s.t. |
Jelle Nijdam
@ s.t. |
208 Km |
41.683 |
| 1994 |
Andrei Tchmil
5hr 15min 30sec |
Viatcheslav Ekimov
@ 8sec |
Silvio Martinello
@ 10sec |
206 km |
39.175 |
| 1995 |
Bart Leysen
4hr 53min |
Steffen Wesemann
@ 11sec |
Carlo Bomans
@ s.t. |
206 km |
42.184 |
| 1996 |
Carlo Bomans
5hr 10min 44sec |
Peter Van Petegem
@ 23sec |
Wilfried Nelissen
@ 29sec |
206 km |
39.776 |
| 1997 |
Hendrik Van Dijck
5hr 11min |
Paolo Fornaciari
@ s.t. |
Brian Holm
@ 49sec |
206 km |
39.742 |
| 1998 |
Johan Museeuw
4hr 48min |
Michele Bartoli
@ s.t. |
Mirko Celestino
@ s.t. |
205 km |
42.708 |
| 1999 |
Peter Van Petegem
4hr 39min 10sec |
Andrei Tchmil
@ s.t. |
Frank Vandenbroucke
@ s.t. |
206 km |
44.274 |
| 2000 |
Serguei Ivanov
5hr 13min |
Geert Van Bondt
@ 56sec |
Chris Peers
@ s.t. |
209 km |
40.063 |
| 2001 |
Andrei Tchmil
5hr 8min 49sec |
Steffen Wesemann
@ 1min 8sec |
Martin Hvastija
@ 1min 10sec |
200 km |
38.858 |
| 2002 |
Dario Pieri
4hr 45min |
Jo Planckaert
@ s.t. |
Johan Museeuw
@ 27sec |
209 km |
44.00 |
| 2003 |
Steven De Jongh
4hr 33min |
Steffen Wesemann
@ s.t. |
Stijn Devolder
@ s.t. |
209 km |
45.934 |
| 2004 |
Tom Boonen
4hr 31min |
Jaan Kirsipuu
@ s.t. |
Andris Nauduzs
@ s.t. |
195 km |
43.173 |
| 2005 |
Tom Boonen
4hr 42min 54sec |
Andreas Klier
@ s.t. |
Peter Van Petegem
@ 13sec |
200 km |
42.417 |
| 2006 |
Tom Boonen
4hr 43min 38sec |
Alessandro Ballan
@ 2sec |
Aart Vierhouten
@ 1min 32sec |
198 km |
41.885 |
| 2007 |
Tom Boonen
4hr 55min 36sec |
Fabian Cancellara
@ s.t. |
Marcus Burghardt
@ s.t. |
203 km |
41.204 |
| 2008 |
Kurt Asle Arvesen
4hr 57min 3sec |
David Kopp
@ 5sec |
Greg Van Avermaet
@ s.t |
203 km |
41.003 |
| 2009 |
Filippo Pozzato
5hr 11min 49sec |
Tom Boonen
@ s.t. |
Maxim Iglinskiy
@ s.t. |
208 km |
40.024 |
| 2010 |
Fabian Cancellara
4hr 44min 34sec
|
Tom Boonen
@ 3sec
|
Juan Antonio Flecha
s.t.
|
203 km |
40.802 |
