Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne

The Tour of the Zenne Valley (Dutch: Omloop der Zennevallei) was a men's road cycling road race that took place annually from 1962 to 1976 around Dworp, in Belgian Flemish Brabant.[1]

Omloop der Zennevallei
Race details
DateAugust 15
RegionFlemish Brabant, Belgium
English nameTour of the Zenne Valley
Local name(s)Omloop der Zennevallei (in Dutch), Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne (in French)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1962 (1962)
Editions15
Final edition1976
First winner Clément Roman (FRA)
Most wins (2 wins)
Final winner Ludo Peeters (BEL)

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1962   Clément Roman   Roger Baens   Marcel Seynaeve
1963   Bernard Van de Kerckhove   Michael Wright   Willy Bocklant
1964   Emile Daems   Emiel Verheyden   Willy Van Den Eynde
1965   Martin Van Den Bossche   Jan Nolmans   Willy Van Den Eynde
1966   Willy Van Den Eynde   Georges Delvael   André Chainniaux
1967   Eddy Merckx   Alfons De Bal   Willy Donie
1968   Victor Van Schil   Eddy Merckx   André Gosselin
1969   Rik Van Looy   Roger De Vlaeminck   Erik De Vlaeminck
1970   Joseph Deschoenmaecker   Raphaël Hooyberghs   André Poppe
1971   Maurice Dury   Rik Van Linden   Frans Verbeeck
1972   Georges Pintens   Paul Aerts   Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1973   Jean-Pierre Berckmans   Roger De Vlaeminck   Gérard Hendrickx
1974   Alfons De Bal   André Dierickx   Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1975   Victor Van Schil   Eddy Verstraeten   Gerben Karstens
1976   Ludo Peeters   Victor Van Schil   Willy In't Ven

References

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  1. ^ "Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Omloop der Zennevallei". FirstCycling.com. 2022.