Tour_of_Belgium

Tour of Belgium

Tour of Belgium

Belgian multi-day road cycling race

The Tour of Belgium (Dutch: Ronde van België; French: Tour de Belgique) is a five-day bicycle race which is held annually in Belgium, and is part of the UCI ProSeries.[1]

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Philippe Gilbert as leader in Mechelen, 2010

It was held annually between 1908 and 1981, except during both world wars. Between 1982 and 1990 several races were not organised and none at all from 1991 to 2001. From 2002 onwards the race has again become an annual fixture on the cycling calendar.[2]

Following the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 it looked like the race would merge with the Eneco Tour; however this did not happen and it became part of the UCI Europe Tour competition.

Winners

Twelve riders have managed to win the Tour of Belgium more than once. The most successful rider is German rider Tony Martin, who won three consecutive editions between 2012 and 2014.

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Multiple winners

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Classifications

As of the 2023 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

  • Purple jersey Purple Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
  • Red Jersey Red Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
  • Yellow jersey Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the youth classification.
  • White jersey White Jersey – Worn by the leader of the combativity classification.

References

  1. [1]
    "Belgium Tour". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Tour de Belgique (Bel) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French).
  3. [3]
    "Geen Baloise Belgium Tour en Elfstedenronde meer in 2020" [No Baloise Belgium Tour and Elfstedenronde in 2020] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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