The Brabantse Pijl (English: Brabant Arrow, French: Flèche Brabançonne or Flèche Branconne) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour from 2005 to 2009, a 1.HC event from 2010 to 2019, and since 2020 has been part of the UCI ProSeries.[1]
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| Race details | |
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| Date | mid-April |
| Region | Flemish Brabant & Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
| English name | Brabant Arrow |
| Local name(s) | Brabantse Pijl (in Dutch) La Flèche Brabançonne (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries |
| Type | Single-day |
| Organiser | WSC Rode Sportief Beersel |
| Race director | Pascal Demol |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1961 |
| Editions | 64 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Pino Cerami (BEL) |
| Most wins | Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) |
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Zaventem used to be the city of start; in 2008 however, Leuven became the place of start. Until 2009, the finish was located in Alsemberg and, in 2010, it moved to Overijse. Also in 2010, the fixed date of the Brabantse Pijl shifted from the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders to the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race.
In 2011, the race was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Edwig Van Hooydonck holds the record for most wins in the race with four between 1987 and 1995.
Winners
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Multiple winners
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| Wins | Rider | Nationality | Editions |
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| 4 | Edwig Van Hooydonck | Belgium |
1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 |
| 3 | Johan Capiot | Belgium |
1988, 1989, 1992 |
| Óscar Freire |  Spain |
2005, 2006, 2007 | |
| Johan Museeuw | Belgium |
1996, 1998, 2000 | |
| 2 | Michele Bartoli |  Italy |
1994, 1999 |
| Michael Boogerd |  Netherlands |
2001, 2003 | |
| Philippe Gilbert | Belgium |
2011, 2014 | |
| Herman Van Springel | Belgium |
1970, 1974 |
Wins per country
edit| Wins | Country |
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| 38 | Belgium
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| 7 | Netherlands
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| 6 | France Italy
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| 3 | Spain
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| 1 |  Czech Republic Great Britain Slovakia United States
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External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brabantse Pijl". FirstCycling.com. 2023.