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The race:
Dwars door Vlaanderen (English: Across Flanders) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. Since 2013 it has been ranked an HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was the traditional start of the Flemish cycling week, with Gent–Wevelgem (before 2010 the Brabantse Pijl instead of Gent–Wevelgem), the Three Days of De Panne and the Tour of Flanders.
Dwars door Vlaanderen was traditionally contested on a Wednesday, a week and a half before the Tour of Flanders with the finish always in Waregem.
In 2019 It became a World Tour race run on the Wednesday before the Tour of Flanders.
The race was first run in 1945 and the race has been held every year since, with the exception of 1971. The race was previously named Dwars door België (English: Across Belgium).
In the years 1945–1946 and 1948–1964, the race was run as a stage-race over two days (1945 doesn't seem to have an overall winner); in 1947 and since 1965, it has been held as a one-day race.
Rik Van Steenbergen wins Stage B of the 1945 edition. KOERS collection. Museum of Cycling
Complete Dwars door Vlaanderen podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
1945-Stage A | Joseph Somers 4hr 7min 0sec |
Gorgon Hermans @ 57sec |
Briek Schotte 2 s.t. |
163 km | 39.595 |
1945-Stage B | Rik van Steenbergen 5hr 10min 0sec |
Briek Schotte @ s.t. |
Norbert Callens @ s.t. |
175 km | 33.871 |
1946 | Maurice Desimpelaere 11hr 17min 0sec |
Norbert Callens @ 1min 15sec |
Briek Schotte @ 1min 50sec |
376 km | 33.323 |
1947 | Albert Sercu 6hr 36min 0sec |
Julien van Dijcke @ 2min 40sec |
Emile Masson, Jr @ 4min 45sec |
207 km | 31.364 |
1948 | André Rosseel | Florent Mathieu @ 46sec |
Roger Desmet @ ? |
477 km | |
1949 | Raymond Impanis 12hr 54min 0sec |
Lionel van Brabant @ 5min 47sec |
Maurice Mollin @ 6min 32sec |
471 km | 36.512 |
1950 | André Rosseel 4 points |
Emile Van der Veken ? points |
Jules Depoorter 12 points |
480 km | |
1951 | Raymond Impanis 13hr 9min 15sec |
Marcel Hendrickx @ ? |
André Rosseel @ 7min 15sec |
492 km | 37.403 |
1952 | André Maelbrancke 3 points 12hr 13min 0sec |
Lode Wouters 5 points |
Karel Debaere 10 points |
461 km | 37.735 |
1953 | Briek Schotte 12hr 49min 8sec |
Adriaan Voorting @ 30sec |
Marcel Demulder @ 42sec |
464 km | 36.197 |
1954 | Germain Derycke 12hr 28min 23sec |
Briek Schotte @ 34sec |
Florent Rondelé @ 2min 57sec |
467 km | 37.441 |
1955 | Briek Schotte 13hr 29min 6sec |
Alfred de Bruyne @ 1min 10sec |
Alfons Vandenbrande @ 1min 26sec |
495 km | 36.258 |
1956 | Licien Demunster 11hr 22min 45sec |
Frans Schoubben @ 6sec |
André Rousseel @ 17sec |
471 km | 41.391 |
1957 | Noel Foré 12 points 13hr 18min 32sec |
Michel van Aerde 14 points |
André Noyelle 15 points |
490 km | 38.817 |
1958 | André Vlayen 6 points |
Norbert van Tieghem 9 points |
Ernest Heyvaert 11 points |
426 km | |
1959 | Roger Baens 20 points 11hr 39min 52sec |
Louis Proost 24 points |
Briek Schotte 27 points |
444 km | 38.064 |
1960 | Arthur de Cabooter 10hr 37min 30sec |
Edgard Sorgeloos @ 17sec |
Julien Schepens @ 44sec |
439 km | 41.318 |
1961 | Maurice Meuleman 11 points |
Romain van Wijnsberghe 17 points |
Leon van Daele 17 points |
432 km | |
1962 | Robert van Geneugden 5 points 11hr 45min 32sec |
Piet Rentmeester 13 points |
Piet van Est 17 points |
442 km | 37.589 |
1963 | Clément Roman 7 points |
Dieter Puschel 13 points |
Robert Seneca 17 points |
428 km | |
1964 | Piet van Est 17 points |
Etienne Vercauteren 23 points |
Jos de Wit 31 points |
437 km | |
1965 | Alfons Hermans 5hr 20min 0sec |
Julien Haelterman @ 1min 15sec |
Roger de Breuker @ s.t. |
203 km | 36.909 |
1966 | Walter Godefroot 4hr 45min 0sec |
Willy Bocklant @ s.t. |
Peter Post @ s.t. |
200 km | 42.105 |
1967 | Daniel van Ryckeghem 5hr 26min 0sec |
Georges Vendenberghe @ s.t. |
Josef spruyt @ s.t. |
206 km | 37.914 |
1968 | Walter Godefroot 5hr 19min 0sec |
Willy Monty @ s.t. |
Bernard Van de Kerckhove @ s.t. |
200 km | 37.618 |
1969 | Eric Leman 5hr 14min 0sec |
Albert van Vlierberghe @ 25sec |
Willy van Neste @ s.t. |
200 km | 38.217 |
1970 | Daniel van Ryckeghem 4hr 48min 0sec |
Eric Leman @ s.t. |
Frans Verbeeck @ s.t. |
195 km | 40.625 |
1971 | Race not held | ||||
1972 | Marc Demeyer 4hr 52min 0sec |
Noel Vantyghem @ s.t. |
Eddy Verstraeten @ s.t. |
193 km | 39.678 |
1973 | Roger Loysch 5hr 6min 0sec |
Jos Abelshausen @ s.t. |
Freddy Maertens @ s.t. |
199 km | 39.020 |
1974 | Louis Verreydt 4hr 56min 0sec |
Ronald de Witte @ s.t. |
René Pijnen @ s.t. |
199 km | 40.338 |
1975 | Cees Priem 5hr 7min 0sec |
Tino Tabak @ 20sec |
Roger Swerts @ s.t. |
210 km | 41.042 |
1976 | Willy Planckaert 5hr 12min 0sec |
Marc Demeyer @ s.t. |
Walter Planckaert @ 1min 50sec |
206 km | 39.615 |
1977 | Walter Planckaert 5hr 3min 0sec |
Luc Leman @ 1min 35sec |
Marc Demeyer @ s.t. |
205 km | 40.594 |
1978 | Adrianus "Jos" Schipper 4hr 55min 0sec |
Frank Hoste @ s.t. |
Guido van Sweevelt @ 50 meters |
198 km | 40.271 |
1979 | Gustaaf van Rosbroeck 4hr 40min 0sec |
Walter Planckaert @ 1min 45sec |
Jan Raas @ 2min 2sec |
198 km | 42.429 |
1980 | Johan Van der Meer 5hr 8min 0sec |
Jan Raas @ 10 meters |
Guido van Sweevelt @ s.t. |
196 km | 38.181 |
1981 | Frank Hoste 5hr 18min 0sec |
Cees Priem @ 1min 12sec |
Gerrit van Gestel @ s.t. |
202 km | 38.113 |
1982 | Jan Raas 5hr 20min 0sec |
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke @ s.t. |
Eddy Vanhaerens @ 26sec |
198 km | 37.125 |
1983 | Etienne de Wilde 5hr 43min 0sec |
Jan Raas @ 15sec |
Eric Vanderaerden @ s.t. |
222 km | 38.834 |
1984 | Walter Planckaert 6hr 8min 0sec |
Rudi Matthijs @ s.t. |
Marc Sergeant @ s.t. |
240 km | 39.130 |
1985 | Eddy Planckaert | Eric Vanveraerden @ s.t. |
Jozef Lieckens @ 3min 27sec |
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1986 | Eric Vanderaerden 5hr 13min 0sec |
Adri Van der Poel @ s.t. |
Peter Stevenhaagen @ s.t. |
204 km | 39.105 |
1987 | Jelle Nidjam 5hr 31min 0sec |
Frison Herman @ 53sec |
Sean Kelly @ s.t. |
226 km | 40.967 |
1988 | John Talen 6hr 10min 0sec |
Fons de Wolf @ 7sec |
Nico Verhoeven @ 30sec |
230 km | 37.297 |
1989 | Dirk de Wolf 5hr 11min 0sec |
Theo de Rooy @ 1mn 45sec |
Johan Museeuw @ 1min 55sec |
204 km | 39.357 |
1990 | Edwig van Hooydonck 4hr 57min 0sec |
Adri Van der Poel @ s.t. |
Marc Sergeant @ s.t. |
200 km | 40.404 |
1991 | Eric Vanderaerden 5hr 6min 0sec |
Uwe Raab @ s.t. |
Remig Stumpf @ s.t. |
203 km | 39.804 |
1992 | Olaf Ludwig 4hr 46min 0sec |
Michel Zanoli @ s.t. |
Jean-Pierre Heynderickx @ s.t. |
200 km | 41.958 |
1993 | Johan Museeuw 4hr 59min 0sec |
Franco Ballerini @ s.t. |
Jo Planckaert @ 6sec |
200 km | 40.133 |
1994 | Carlo Bomans 5hr 23min 0sec |
Marc Sergeant @ 20sec |
Ludwig Willems @ 28sec |
207 km | 38.452 |
1995 | Jelle Nijdam 5hr 13min 0sec |
Tom Steels @ s.t. |
Adriano Baffi @ s.t. |
210 km | 40.256 |
1996 | Tristan Hoffman 5hr 18min 0sec |
Edwig van Hooydonck @ s.t. |
Brian Holm @ s.t. |
210 km | 39.623 |
1997 | Andrei Tchmil 4hr 50min 0sec |
Ludovic Auger @ 10sec |
Hans de Clercq @ 44sec |
203 km | 42.00 |
1998 | Tom Steels 5hr 14min 10sec |
Johan Capiot @ s.t. |
Andrei Tchmil @ s.t. |
203 km | 38.769 |
1999 | Johan Museeuw 4hr 29min 10sec |
Michael van Haecke @ s.t. |
Chris Peers @ 21sec |
200 km | 44.582 |
2000 | Tristan Hoffman 4hr 32min 0sec |
Peter van Petegem @ s.t. |
Lars Michaelsen @ s.t. |
206 km | 45.441 |
2001 | Niko Eeckhout 5h 5min 0sec |
Wilfried Peeters @ 1min 4sec |
Arvis Piziks @ s.t. |
201 km | 39.541 |
2002 | Baden Cooke 5hr 14min 0sec |
Laszlo Bodrogi @ 4sec |
Jo Planckaert @ s.t. |
201 km | 38.408 |
2003 | Robbie McEwen 4hr 59min 0sec |
Baden Cooke @ s.t. |
Max van Heeswijk @ s.t. |
200 km | 40.936 |
2004 | Ludovic Capelle 5hr 2min 30sec |
Jaan Kirsipuu @ 18sec |
Roger Hammond @ s.t. |
204 km | 40.463 |
2005 | Niko Eeckhout 4hr 43min 15sec |
Roger Hammond @ s.t. |
Gabriele Balducci @ s.t. |
202 km | 42.789 |
2006 | Frederik Veuchelen 5hr 13min 20sec |
Jeremy Hunt @ 2sec |
Lloyd Mondory 2 s.t. |
204 km | 39.063 |
2007 | Tom Boonen 4hr 45min 42sec |
Niko Eeckhout @ s.t. |
Stuart O'Grady @ s.t. |
200 km | 42.002 |
2008 | Sylvain Chavanel 4hr 32min 27sec |
Steven de Jongh @ 28sec |
Niko Eeckhout @s.t. |
200 km | 44.044 |
2009 | Kevin van Impe 4hr 52min 55sec |
Niko Eeckhout @ 2sec |
Tom Boonen @ 14sec |
200 km | 40.967 |
2010 | Matti Breschel 4hr 49min 37sec |
Bjorn Leukemans @ 7sec |
Niki Terpstra @ s.t. |
200 km | 41.432 |
2011 | Nick Nuyens 4hr 39min 55sec |
Geraint Thomas @ s.t. |
Tyler Farrar @ s.t. |
201 km | 43.084 |
2012 | Niki Terpstra 4hr 30min 1sec |
Sylvain Chavanel @ 47sec |
Koen de Kort @ s.t. |
200 km | 44.442 |
2013 | Oscar Gatto 4hr 43min 40sec |
Borut Bozic @ s.t. |
Mathew Hayman @ s.t. |
200 km | 42.303 |
2014 | Niki Terpstra 4hr 31min 43sec |
Tyler Farrar @ 17sec |
Borut Bozic @ s.t. |
200.8 km | 44.165 |
2015 | Jelle Wallays 4hr 35min 59sec |
Edward Theuns @ 2 sec |
Dylan van Baarle @ s.t. |
200 km | 43.481 |
2016 | Jens Debusschere 4hr 48min 27sec |
Bryan Coquard @ s.t. |
Edward Theuns @ s.t. |
199.7 km | 41.539 km/hr |
2017 | Yves Lampaert 4hr 47min 26sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ 39sec |
Alexey Lutsenko @ s.t. |
203.3 km | 42.438 km/hr |
2018 | Yves Lampaert 4hr 9min 40sec |
Mike Teunissen @ 2sec |
Sep Vanmarcke @ s.t. |
180.1 km | 43.282 km/hr |
2019 | Mathieu Van der Poel 4hr 5min 54sec |
Anthony Turgis @ s.t. |
Bob Jungels @ s.t. |
182.8 km | 44.604 km/hr |
2020 | Race cancelled because of Coronavirus pandemic | ||||
2021 | Dylan van Baarle 3hr 58min 59sec |
Christophe Laporte @ 26sec |
Tim Merlier @ s.t. |
184.1 km | 46.221 km/hr |
2022 | Mathieu van der Poel 4hr 5min 39sec |
Tiesj Benoot @ 1sec |
Tom Pidcock @ 5sec |
183.7 km | 44.869 km/hr |
2023 | Christophe Laporte 4hr 6min 20sec |
Oier Lazkano @ 15sec |
Neilson Powless @ s.t. |
183.5 km | 44.696 km/hr |
2024 | Matteo Jorgenson 4hr 7min 44sec |
Jonas Abrahamsen @ 29sec |
Stefan Küng @ s.t. |
188.6 km | 45.678 km/hr |