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Dwars Door Vlaanderen (World Tour), Belgium

A travers la Flandre - Across Flanders
Historic podiums, times, distances and average speeds


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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

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Complete Dwars door Vlaanderen podium history:

Year

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Distance

Average Speed
km/hr

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
   
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

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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

 


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