The Lotto Belgium Tour is an elite women's professional road bicycle stage race, held in Belgium since 2012.[1]
 Podium & jersey winners in 2019: Rivera, Cordon-Ragot, De Vuyst, Kröger, Lippert and Kopecky | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | September |
| Region | Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Ronde van België |
| Competition | UCI 2.1 Elite Woman |
| Type | Stage Race |
| Organiser | Vzw Belgium Ladies Cycling |
| Race director | Patrick Dries |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2012 |
| Editions | 10 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
| Most wins | Ellen van Dijk (NED) Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL) |
In the first year the tour consisted of three stages and grew with a team time trial to four stages in 2013.
The organisation is Vzw Belgium Ladies Cycling.
Past winners
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Netherlands
|
Ellen van Dijk | Team Specialized–lululemon | |
| 2013 | Netherlands
|
Ellen van Dijk | Specialized–lululemon | |
| 2014 | Netherlands
|
Annemiek van Vleuten | Rabo–Liv | |
| 2015 |  Sweden
|
Emma Johansson | Orica–AIS | |
| 2016[2] | Netherlands
|
Annemiek van Vleuten | Netherlands (national team) | |
| 2017 | Netherlands
|
Anouska Koster | WM3 Pro Cycling | |
| 2018 |  Germany
|
Liane Lippert | Germany (national team) | |
| 2019[3] | Germany
|
Mieke Kröger | Germany (national team) | |
| 2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021[4] |  Belgium
|
Lotte Kopecky | Liv Racing | |
| 2022[1] | Poland
|
Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka | Poland (national team) | |
| 2023 | No race due to lack of funding[5] | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Lotto Belgium Tour". UCI. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Lotto Belgium Tour 2016: Stage 3 Results". cyclingnews.com. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Lotto Belgium Tour: Rivera wins final stage in Geraardsbergen". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Lotto Belgium Tour: Kopecky takes final stage and GC title". cyclingnews.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Lotto Belgium Tour cancelled a week before due to start". Cycling News. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
External links
edit- http://www.lotto-belgiumtour.be/
- Belgium Tour palmares at Cycling Archives
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