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Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen

Belgian road cycling race

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders.[1]

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History

The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (English: Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day race. It remained like that until 1999, when it became a two-day stage race and was renamed Guldensporentweedaagse. In 2003 it was extended to three days and became known as the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (English: Three Days of West Flanders), and held on to this format until 2016. It was also known as the Johan Museeuw Classic. From 2006 to 2016 the race was organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Since 2017 the race morphed into a one-day event again and was rebranded Dwars door West-Vlaanderen; initially as a 1.1 event of the UCI Europe Tour but with the aim of becoming a 1.HC event in the near future.[2]

However, due to a shortage of volunteers for a race of this size, the organizers decided to cancel the event in 2018.[3]

Winners

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References

  1. [1]
    "Dwars West-Vlaanderen". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen wordt eendagskoers". sporza.be. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Dwars door West-Vlaanderen houdt er mee op". focus-wtv.be (in Dutch). 24 May 2018.
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