E3 BinckBank Classic
(World Tour), Belgium
Formerly E3 Prijs Harelbeke
Winners, podium, distance, average speed
The oddly named E3 (E3 is a Belgian highway) is an important Belgian race that kicks off a tough week of Flemish racing on a Friday or Saturday in late March that ends with the Tour of Flanders the following weekend.
It's an important race, not only as a vital tune-up for the Tour of Flanders (the race has some of the same ascents as the Tour of Flanders) but in its own right as a prestigious race that has had greats from Rik Van Looy, Jan Raas, Mario Cipollini to Tom Boonen win it.
The race was originally called Harelbeke-Anvers-Harelbeke. It kept that appellation through the first 12 editions and in 1970 became the E3.
In 2019 it became the E3 BinckBank Classic.
Year |
Winner |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed
|
1958 | Armand Desmet 5hr 42min |
Lucien Demunster @ s.t. |
Briek Schotte @ s.t. |
210 km | 38.842 |
1959 | Norbert Kerckhove 5hr 36min 18sec |
Jan Zagers @ 2min 5sec |
Norbert Van Tieghem @ s.t. |
214 km | 38.180 |
1960 | Daniel Doom 5hr 9min |
Odiel Van Der Linden @ 2sec |
Petrus Oellibrandt @ 3sec |
201 km | 39.029 |
1961 | Arthur De Cabooter 5hr 5min |
Frans Aerenhouts @ s.t. |
André Noyelle @ s.t. |
202 km | 39.737 |
1962 | André Messelis 5hr 53min |
Lép[old Schaeken @ 1min 20sec | Frans De Mulder @ s.t. |
213 km | 36.203 |
1963 | Noël Fore 5hr 14min |
Peter Post @ s.t. |
Josef Planckaert @ s.t. |
201 km | 38.407 |
1964 | Rik Van Looy 5hr 39min |
Norbert Kerckhove @ s.t. |
Edgard Sorgeloos @ s.t. |
216 km | 38.230 |
1965 | Rik Van Looy 5hr 35min |
Georges Vanconingsloo @ s.t. |
René Thysen @ s.t. |
215 km | 38.507 |
1966 | Rik Van Looy 5hr 59min |
Willy Bocklandt @ s.t. |
Joseph Spruyt @ s.t. |
216 km | 36.10 |
1967 | Willy Bocklandt 5hr 26min |
Jozef Huysmans @ s.t. |
Armand Desmet @ 5sec |
216 km | 39.754 |
1968 | Jacques De Boever 5hr 32min |
Jozef Huysmans @ s.t. |
Herman Van Springel @ 50sec |
216 km | 39.036 |
1969 | Rik Van Looy 5hr 23min |
Goerges Vanconingsloo @ 25sec |
Willy Vekemans @ s.t. |
215 km | 39.938 |
1970 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem 5hr 1min |
Roger De Vlaeminck @ s.t. |
Roger Rosiers @ s.t. |
210 km | 41.86 |
1971 | Roger De Vlaeminck 5hr 57min |
Georges Pintens @ 3sec |
Eddy Merckx @ 8sec |
235 km | 39.495 |
1972 | Hubert Hutsebaut 5hr 39min 25sec |
Eddy Merckx @ s.t. |
Walter Godefroot @ s.t. |
226 km | 39.950 |
1973 | Willy Int'Ven 5hr 39min |
Albert Van Vlierberghe @ 22sec |
Walter Planckaert @ s.t. |
226 km | 40.0 |
1974 | Herman Van Springel 5hr 31min |
Freddy Maertens @ s.t. |
Frans Verbeeck @ 8sec |
226 km | 40.966 |
1975 | Frans Verbeeck 5hr 55min |
Freddy Maertens @ s.t. |
Cees Bal @ s.t. |
226 km | 38.197 |
1976 | Walter Planckaert 5hr 41min |
Walter Godefroot @ s.t. |
Daniel Verplancke @ 25sec |
228 km | 40.117 |
1977 | Dietrich Thurau 5hr 46min |
Patrick Sercu @ 2min 8sec |
Eric De Vlaeminck @ s.t. |
233 km | 40.404 |
1978 | Freddy Maertens 5hr 40min |
Jan Raas @ 8sec |
Ronald de Witte @ 44sec |
230 km | 40.588 |
1979 | Jan Raas 5hr 48min |
Frank Hoste @ 2sec |
Michel Pollentier @ s.t. |
226 km | 38.965 |
1980 | Jan Raas 5hr 17min |
Sean Kelly @ s.t. |
Rik Van Linden @ s.t. |
226 km | 42.776 |
1981 | Jan Raas 5hr 48min |
Ludo Delcroix @ s.t. |
Fons De Wolf @ 1min 10sec |
226 km | 38.965 |
1982 | Jan Bogaert 5hr 45min |
Roger De Vlaeminck @ s.t. |
Daniel Willems @ s.t. |
223 km | 38.782 |
1983 | William Tackaert 6hr 12min |
Bert Oosterbosch @ s.t. |
Jan Jonckers @ s.t. |
236 km | 37.165 |
1984 | Bert Oosterbosch 5hr 13min |
Eddy Planckert @ 2min 4sec |
Léo Van Vliet @ 2min 6sec |
225 km | 43.13 |
1985 | Phil Anderson 5hr 33min 12sec |
Josef Lieckens @ 15sec |
Eddy Planckaert @ s.t. |
215 km | 38.715 |
1986 | Eric Vanderaerden 5hr 50min |
Frits Pirard @ s.t. |
Jos Lammertink @ s.t. |
225 km | 38.571 |
1987 | Eddy Planckaert 5hr 4min |
Jelle Nijdam @ 12sec |
Marc Sergeant @ s.t. |
225 km | 44.408 |
1988 | Guido Bontempi 4hr 55min |
Alan Peiper @ 3sec |
Eddy Planckaert @ 20sec |
231 km | 46.983 |
1989 | Eddy Planckaert 5hr 12min |
Adri Van Der Poel @ s.t. |
Marc Sergeat @ s.t. |
211 km | 40.576 |
1990 | Søren Lilholt 5hr 1min |
Fabio Roscioli @ 17sec |
Adri Van Der Poel @ 21sec |
201 km | 40.066 |
1991 | Olaf Ludwig 5hr 12min |
Phil Anderson s.t. |
Uwe Raab @ 1sec |
203 km | 39.038 |
1992 | Johan Museeuw 5hr 18min |
Wiebren Veenstra @ s.t. |
Eric Vanderaerden @ s.t. |
205 km | 38.679 |
1993 | Mario Cipollini 4hr 59min 24sec |
Olaf Ludwig @ s.t. |
Jelle Nijdam @ s.t. |
208 Km | 41.683 |
1994 | Andrei Tchmil 5hr 15min 30sec |
Viatcheslav Ekimov @ 8sec |
Silvio Martinello @ 10sec |
206 km | 39.175 |
1995 | Bart Leysen 4hr 53min |
Steffen Wesemann @ 11sec |
Carlo Bomans @ s.t. |
206 km | 42.184 |
1996 | Carlo Bomans 5hr 10min 44sec |
Peter Van Petegem @ 23sec |
Wilfried Nelissen @ 29sec |
206 km | 39.776 |
1997 | Hendrik Van Dijck 5hr 11min |
Paolo Fornaciari @ s.t. |
Brian Holm @ 49sec |
206 km | 39.742 |
1998 | Johan Museeuw 4hr 48min |
Michele Bartoli @ s.t. |
Mirko Celestino @ s.t. |
205 km | 42.708 |
1999 | Peter Van Petegem 4hr 39min 10sec |
Andrei Tchmil @ s.t. |
Frank Vandenbroucke @ s.t. |
206 km | 44.274 |
2000 | Serguei Ivanov 5hr 13min |
Geert Van Bondt @ 56sec |
Chris Peers @ s.t. |
209 km | 40.063 |
2001 | Andrei Tchmil 5hr 8min 49sec |
Steffen Wesemann @ 1min 8sec |
Martin Hvastija @ 1min 10sec |
200 km | 38.858 |
2002 | Dario Pieri 4hr 45min |
Jo Planckaert @ s.t. |
Johan Museeuw @ 27sec |
209 km | 44.00 |
2003 | Steven De Jongh 4hr 33min |
Steffen Wesemann @ s.t. |
Stijn Devolder @ s.t. |
209 km | 45.934 |
2004 | Tom Boonen 4hr 31min |
Jaan Kirsipuu @ s.t. |
Andris Nauduzs @ s.t. |
195 km | 43.173 |
2005 | Tom Boonen 4hr 42min 54sec |
Andreas Klier @ s.t. |
Peter Van Petegem @ 13sec |
200 km | 42.417 |
2006 | Tom Boonen 4hr 43min 38sec |
Alessandro Ballan @ 2sec |
Aart Vierhouten @ 1min 32sec |
198 km | 41.885 |
2007 | Tom Boonen 4hr 55min 36sec |
Fabian Cancellara @ s.t. |
Marcus Burghardt @ s.t. |
203 km | 41.204 |
2008 | Kurt Asle Arvesen 4hr 57min 3sec |
David Kopp @ 5sec |
Greg Van Avermaet @ s.t |
203 km | 41.003 |
2009 | Filippo Pozzato 5hr 11min 49sec |
Tom Boonen @ s.t. |
Maxim Iglinskiy @ s.t. |
208 km | 40.024 |
2010 | Fabian Cancellara 4hr 44min 34sec |
Tom Boonen @ 3sec |
Juan Antonio Flecha s.t. |
203 km | 40.802 |
2011 | Fabian Cancellara 4hr 34min 49sec |
Jurgen Roelandts @ 1min 0sec |
Vladimir Gusev @ s.t. |
202 km | 44.102 |
2012 | Tom Boonen 4hr 51min 59sec |
Oscar Freire @ s.t. |
Bernard Eisel @ s.t. |
193 km | 41.715 |
2013 | Fabian Cancellara 5hr 8min 28sec |
Peter Sagan @ 1min 4sec |
Daniel Oss @ s.t. |
212 km | 41.236 |
2014 | Peter Sagan 4hr 56min 31sec |
Niki Terpstra @ s.t. |
Geraint Thomas @ s.t. |
212 km | 42.898 |
2015 | Geraint Thomas 5hr 15min 0sec |
Zdenek Stybar @ 25sec |
Matteo Trentin @ 38sec |
215.3 km | 41.010 |
2016 | Michal Kwiatkowski 4hr 49min 34sec |
Peter Sagan @ 4sec |
Ian Stannard @ 11sec |
206 km | 42.684 km/hr |
2017 | Greg van Avermaet 4hr 48min 17sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ s.t. |
Oliver Naesen @ s.t. |
206.1 km | 42.895 km/hr |
2018 | Niki Terpstra 5hr 3min 34sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ s.t. |
Greg Van Avermaet @ s.t. |
206.5 km | 40.815 km/hr |
2019 | Zdenek Stybar 4hr 46min 5sec |
Wout van Aert @ s.t. |
Greg Van Avermaet @ s.t. |
203.9 km | 42.764 km/hr |