Tour de Belgique - Tour of Belgium - Ronde van België (2.Pro), Belgium

Winner, distance, average speed

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The race:

The Tour of Belgium (Tour de Belgique in French, Ronde van België in Flemish) is one of the oldest stage races in cycling, its first edition in 1908 predating the first Giro d'Italia by a year. A look at the results below will show that besides the war years, the race was not organized continuously after the Second World War. The race wasn't organized in the last decades of the 20th century because one-day races are much more popular in Belgium.

It now has a stellar "HC" ranking and attracts a field commensurate with its ancient history and high ranking.

In 2020 was was re-ranked as a 2.Pro race.

Only Tony Martin has won the Tour of Belgium 3 times, 2012, 2013 & 2014. Even Eddy Merckx could only win it twice.

Complete podium history:

Year	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	Distance	Average Speed km/hr
1908	Lucien Petit-Breton 36hr 47min 32sec	Gustave Garrigou @ 1hr 16min 5sec	Eugène Platteau @ 1hr 23min 30sec	1067 km	29.0
1909	Paul Duboc 43hr 22min 21sec	Jean Alavoine @ 1min 37sec	Cyrille Van Hauwaert @ 19min 39sec	1236 km	28.497
1910	Jules Masselis 16 points	Henri Devroye 25 points	Nestor Rosart 52 points	1742 km
1911	René Vendenberghe 61hr 21min 41sec	Eugène Christophe @ 18min 50sec	Maurice Leturgie @ 28min 21sec	1778 km	28.976
1912	Odle Defraye 70hr 7min 50sec	Henri Pélissier @ 28min 18sec	Andre Blaise @ 1hr 14min 0sec	1990.4 km	28.383
1913	Dieudonné Gauthy 64hr 5min 50sec 21 Points	Emile Masson 29 points	Marcel Buysse 32 points	2092 km	32.638
1914	Louis Mottiat 74hr 9min 50sec	Jean Rossius @ 25min 6sec	Paul Deman @ 28min 41sec	2090 km	28.181
1915 - 1918	Race not held
1919	Emile Masson 53hr 31min 7sec	Hector Heuseghem @ 14min 12sec	Jules Vanhevel @ 34min 45sec	1383 km	25.841
1920	Louis Mottiat 54hr 19min 59sec	Albert Dejonghe @ 27min 33sec	Léon Despontin @ 35min 31sec	1365.5 km	25.132
1921	René Vermandel 51hr 17min 37sec	Emile Masson @ 4min 4sec	Jules Vanhevel @ 13min 22sec	1402 km	27.332
1922	René Vermandel 54hr 55min 12sec	Emile Masson @ 7min 38sec	Théophile Beeckman @ 18min 4sec	1350 km	24.581
1923	Emile Masson 50hr 26min 33sec	Félix Sellier @ 3min 51sec	Nicolas Frantz @ 4min 48sec	1379 km	27.338
1924	Félix Sellier 46hr 32min 55sec	Nicolas Frantz @ s.t.	Adelin Benoit @ 5sec	1284 km	27.584
1925	Denis Verschueren 50hr 2min 40sec	Maurice De Waele @ 6min 26sec	August Verdijck @ 17min 57sec	1325 km	26.476
1926	Jean Debusschere 41hr 4min 55sec	Félix Sellier @ 18min 28sec	Maurice Depauw @ 23min 0sec	1055 km	25.680
1927	Leopold Matton 39hr 6min 5sec	Rémy Van Impe @ 10min 56sec	Josef Dervaes @ 11min 2sec	1054 km	26.956
1928	Jules Vanhevel 37hr 20min 48sec	Julien Delbecque @ 3min 49sec	René Vermandel @ 17min 16sec	1069 km	28.623
1929	Armand Van Bruaene 36hr 54min 31sec	Maurice Dewaele @ 2min 52sec	Raymond Decorte @ 4min 46sec	1060 km	28.719
1930	Emile Joly 40hr 40min 36sec	Emile Decroix @ 17sec	Hector Van Rossem @ 1min 4sec	1085 km	26.673
1931	Maurice Dewaele 33hr 18min 42sec	Camille De Graeve @ s.t.	Jean Wauters @ 14min 56se	1028 km	30.860
1932	Léon Louyet 31hr 29min 37sec	Jozef "Flander" Horemans @ s.t.	Eugène Gijbels @ s.t.	1028 km	32.642
1933	Jean Aerts 34hr 12min 7sec	Alfons Deloor @ 7min 7sec	Georges Ronsee @ 8min 1sec	1132 km	33.096
1934	François Gardier 36hr 8min 58sec	Antoine Dignef @ 2min 58sec	Alfons Deloor @ 4min 47sec	1190 km	32.919
1935	Joseph Moerenhout 46hr 6min 49sec	Henri Garnier @ 2min 12sec	Jean Wauters @ 6min 18sec	1524 km	33.049
1936	Emile Decroix 34hr 20min 56sec	Robert Wierinckx @ 1min 27sec	Frans Bonduel @ 3min 23sec	1193 km	34.732
1937	Adolf Braeckeveldt 33hr 24min 32sec	René Walschot @ 7min 36sec	Georges Christiaens @ 8min	1193 km	35.709
1938	François Neuville 32hr 45min 17sec	Albert Ritserveldt @ 4min 28sec	Frans Demont @ 6min 4sec	1130 km	34.499
1939	Joseph Somers 32hr 50min 6sec	Antoine Dignef @ 20min 30sec	Maurice Clautier @ 22min 1sec	1148 km	34.963
1940-1944	Race not held
1945	Norbert Callens 36hr 18min 16sec	Sylvain Grysolle @ 41sec	Désiré Keteleer @ 1min 17sec	1203 km	33.136
1946	Albert Ramon 62hr 14min 11sec	Jan Engels @ 10min 10sec	Julien Hamelryckx @ 19min 37sec	2093 km	33.630
1947	Maurice Van Herzele 33hr 1min 18sec	Albert Ramon @ 7min 52sec	Emile Rogiers @ 10min 8sec	1066 km	32.282
1948	Stan Ockers 32hr 11min 2sec	Lucien Matthijs @ 2min 44sec	André De Clerck @ 3min 24sec	1115 km	34.645
1949	Ernest Sterckx 34hr 42min 38sec	Raymond Impanis @ 6sec	Lucien Matthijs @ 1min 8sec	1242 km	35.782
1950	Albert Dubuisson 34hr 18min 59sec	René Oreel @ 6sec	Roger Gyselinck @ s.t.	1275 km	37.154
1951	Lucien Matthijs 35hr 25min 3sec	Marcel Demulder @ 28sec	Omer Braeckeveldt @ s.t.	1252 km	35.348
1952	Henri Van Kerkhove 41hr 4min 54sec	Marcel De Mulder @ 2min 56sec	Georges Vermeersch @ 3min 50sec	1472 km	35.831
1953	Florent Rondele 37hr 34min 52sec	Briek Schotte @ 1min 55sec	Pino Cerami @ 2min 5sec	1292 km	34.379
1954	Henri Van Kerkhove 32hr 40min 4sec	Rik Van Looy @ 12sec	Marcel Hendrikx @ 3min 42sec	1182 km	36.182
1955	Alex Close 28hr 38min 5sec	Marcel Ernzer @ 2min 16sec	Richard Van Ganechten @ s.t.	1018 km	35.510
1956	André Vlayen 25hr 55min 5sec	Jozef Planckaert @ 1min 19sec	Jean Brankart @ 1min 42sec	982 km	37.889
1957	Pino Cerami 27hr 6min 52sec	Jean Vliegen @ 1min 3sec	Firmin Bral @ 1min 19sec	902 km	33.266
1958	Noël Foré 26hr 7min 42sec	Armand Desmet 26hr 7min 42sec	Jan Zagers @ 2min 38sec	965 km	36.933
1959	Armand Desmet 24hr 46min 17sec	Pieter Van Der Plaetsen @ 15sec	Kamiel Buysse @ 2min 43sec	898 km	36.251
1960	Alfons Sweeck	André Messelis @ 22sec	Willy Truye @ 1min 36sec	898 km
1961	Rik Van Looy 23hr 29min 53sec	Armand Desmet @ 2min 38sec	Willy Schroeders @ 3min 22sec	885 km	37.663
1962	Noël Foré 21hr 21min 12sec	Peter Post @ 19sec	Guillaume Van Tongerloo @ 54sec	826.5 km	38.706
1963	Peter Post 21hr 40min 28sec	Hubertus Zilverberg @ 1min 11sec	Frans Demulder @ 1min 28sec	831.5 km	38.363
1964	Benoni Beheyt 20hr 45min 33sec	Peter Post @ 7sec	Gilbert Desmet @ 1min 15sec	817.5 km	39.380
1965	Jean Stablinski 21hr 26min 23sec	Gilbert Desmet @ 12sec	Roger De Breuker @ 1min 43sec	834 km	38.900
1966	Vittorio Adorni 21hr 22sec	Rolf Wolfshohl @ 49sec	Joseph Huysmans @ 1min 56sec	781.5 km	37.235
1967	Carmine Preziosi 21hr 35min 10sec	Herman Van Springel @ 2sec	Jan Janssen @ 43sec	805.8 km	37.330
1968	David Wilfried 21hr 1min 32sec	Marinus "Rini" Wagtmans @ 29sec	Herman Van Springel @ 36sec	805 km	38.287
1969	Eric De Vlaeminck 20hr 17min 32sec	Wim Schepers @ 23sec	Herman Van Springel @ 25sec	768.5 km	37.871
1970	Eddy Merckx 20hr 47min 55sec	Walter Godefroot @ 3min 3sec	Eric De Vlaeminck @ 8sec	820.5 km	39.450
1971	Eddy Merckx 21hr 35min 6sec	Herman Van Springel @ 2min 42sec	Ferdu Bracke @ 3min 57sec	794.5 km	36.808
1972	Roger Swerts 25hr 52min 16sec	Willy De Geest @ 29sec	Joop Zoetemelk @ 1min 33sec	977.5 km	37.783
1973	Leif Mortensen 24hr 28min 58sec	Herman Van Springel @ 19sec	René Pijnen @ 42sec	913.3 km	37.304
1974	Roger Swerts 23hr 16min 21sec	Ronald Dewitte @ 47sec	Ferdi Bracke @ 48sec	927.7 km	39.862
1975	Freddy Maertens 23hr 8min 27sec	Michel Pollentier @ 20sec	Frans Verbeeck @ 27sec	929 km	40.154
1976	Michel Pollentier 24hr 27min 25sec	Wilfried David @ 4min 50sec	Freddy Maertens @ 5min 51sec	953 km	38.966
1977	Walter Planckaert 21hr 39min 8sec	Guido Van Sweevelt @ 13sec	Cees Priem @ 16sec	859 km	39.673
1978	André Dierickx 24hr 11min 50sec	Freddy Maertens @ 2min 20sec	Dietrich Thurau @ 2min 32sec	912.9 km	37.727
1979	Daniel Willems 20hr 59min 49sec	Herman Van Springel @ 41sec	Alfons De Wold @ 1min 10sec	860 km	40.958
1980	Gerrie Knetemann 19hr 1min 5sec	Daniel Willems @ 1min 4sec	Francesco Moser @ 1min 15sec	793 km	41.697
1981	Ad Wijnands 25hr 18min 27sec	Ronny Claes @ 2sec	Gery Verlinden @ 3sec	917.6 km	36.258
1982-1983	Race not held
1984	Eddy Planckaert 22hr 22min 51sec	Marc Sergeant @ 15sec	Ronny Van Holen @ 51sec	900.2 km	40.222
1985	Ludo Peeters 23hr 21min 14sec	Phil Andersen @ 23sec	Rudy Matthijs @ 43sec	920.3 km	39.407
1986	Nico Emonds 23hr 51min 1sec	Marc Sergeant @ 11sec	Nico Verhoeven @ 15sec	882.6 km	37.006
1987	Race not held
1988	Frans Massen 23hr 43min 17sec	Eric Van Lancker @ 18sec	Alan Peiper @ 49sec	975.3 km	41.115
1989	Sean Yates 25hr 45min 48sec	Frans Massen @ 1sec	Johan Museeuw @ 25sec	1035.8 km	40.211

 

1990	Frans Massen 24hr 4min 34sec	Vladimir Poulnikov @ 27sec	Adriano Baffi @ 43sec	956.6 km	39.732
1991-2001	Race not held
2002	Bart Voskamp 18hr 10min 21sec	Ludo Dierckxsens @ 11sec	Sylvain Chavanel @ 12sec	724.1 km	39.846
2003	Michael Rogers 20hr 42sec	Bart Voskamp @ 25sec	Robert Bartko @ 30sec	794.6 km	39.707
2004	Sylvain Chavanel 19hr 19min 47sec	Bart Voskamp @ 3sec	Max Van Heeswijk @ 18sec	794 km	41.077
2005	Tom Boonen 19hr 10min 25sec	Bert Roesems @ 24sec	Linas Balciunas @ 33sec	850.1 km	44.337
2006	Maarten Tjallingii 20hr 18min 15sec	Sébastien Rosseler @ 32sec	Max Van Heeswijk @ 32sec	875.3 km	43.109
2007	Vladimir Gusev 17hr 4min 34sec	Maarten Tjallingi @ 39sec	Leif Hoste @ 40sec	762.8 km	44.670
2008	Stijn Devolder 18hr 8min 47sec	Greg Van Avermaet @ 1min 11sec	Serguei Ivanov @ 1min 35sec	776.3 km	42.779
2009	Lars Boom 17hr 56min 30sc	Koos Moerenhout @ 18sec	Dominique Cornu @ 28sec	750.4 km	41.824
2010	Stijn Devolder 16hr 35min 55sec	Dominique Cornu @ 52sec	Bram Tankink @ 1min	718,5 km	43.286
2011	Philippe Gilbert 16hr 48min 46sec	Greg Van Avermaet @ 20sec	Björn Leukemans @ 36sec	727.3 km	43.259
2012	Tony Martin 16hr 51min 28sec	Lieuwe Westra @ 43sec	Carlos Barredo @ 1min 2sec	735.2 km	43.61
2013	Tony Martin 17hr 28min 32sec	Lui Leon Sanchez @ 36sec	Philippe Gilbert @ 51sec	731.8 km	41.88
2014	Tony Martin 16hr 31min 11sec	Tom Dumoulin @ 16sec	Sylvain Chavanel @ 26sec	723.4 km	43.790
2015	Greg van Avermaet 18hr 1min 16sec	Tiesj Bennot @ 41sec	Gaetan Bille @ 56sec	743.1 km	41.24
2016	Dries Devenyns 12hr 27min 30sec	Reto Hollenstein @ 4sec	Stijn Vandenbergh @ s.t.	544.5 km	43.71 km/hr
2017	Jens Keukeleire 16hr 59min 42sec	Rémi Cavagna @ 6sec	Tony Martin @ 11sec	728.6 km	42.87 km/hr
2018	Jens Keukeleire 14hr 43min 37sec	Jelle Vanendert @ 15sec	Dion Smith @ 39sec	655.5 km	44.510 km/hr
2019	Remco Evenepoel 15hr 49min 17sec	Victor Campenaerts @ 52sec	Tim Wellens @ 2min 2sec	682.6 km	43.029 km/hr
2020	Race cancelled because of Covid-19 pandemic
2021	Remco Evenepoel 15hr 41min 59sec	Yves Lampaert @ 46sec	Gianni Marchand @ 56sec	692.3 km	44.096 km/hr
2022	Mauro Schmid 15hr 58min 40sec	Tim Wellens @ s.t.	Quinten Hermans @ 12sec	707.7 km	44.293 km/hr
2023	Mathieu van der Poel 16hr 9min 30sec	Søren Wærenskjold @ 40sec	Casper Pedersen @ 53sec	732.2 km	45.314 km/hr

 

 

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