Memorial Van Coningsloo

Memorial Van Coningsloo
Race details
Date	June
Region	Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)	Memorial Van Coningsloo (in Dutch)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	One-day race
Web site	www.memorial-vanconingsloo.be
History
First edition	1993
Editions	29 (as of 2023)
First winner	Gert Van Brabant (BEL)
Most wins	Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (2 wins)
Most recent	Gianluca Pollefliet (BEL)

The Memorial Van Coningsloo (also named Memorial Philippe Van Coningsloo) is a European single day cycle race held each year with the start in Wavre and finish in Rijmenam. The race was first organized in 1993 to commemorate local amateur cyclist Philippe Van Coningsloo, who suffered a heart attack and died during a cycling race in 1992. As of 2013, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Winners

The 2014 podium (from left to right): Nicolas Vereecken (2nd), Rob Ruijgh (1st) and Oliver Naesen (3rd).

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1993	Belgium	Gert Van Brabant
1994	Belgium	Koen Heremans
1995	Luxembourg	Pascal Triebel
1996	Belgium	Romeo Hernandez
1997	Belgium	Geert Verdeyen
1998	Belgium	Gianni Rivera
1999	Lithuania	Raimondas Vilčinskas
2000	Belgium	Gert Claes
2001	Belgium	David Meys
2002	Netherlands	Peter Van Agtmaal	Cycling Team Bert Story–Piels
2003	Belgium	Frederik Veuchelen	Think Media Cycling
2004	Belgium	Bart Heirewegh	Team Deschacht–Eddy Merckx
2005	Netherlands	Hans Dekkers	Rabobank Continental Team
2006	Belgium	Kevin Maene	Lombarden–Firestone–Middelkerke
2007	Belgium	Frederiek Nolf	Quick Step–Beveren 2000
2008	Belgium	Stijn Joseph	Beveren 2000
2009	Lithuania	Gediminas Bagdonas	NH Tielen
2010	Belgium	Dries Hollanders	PWS Eijssen
2011	Great Britain	Andrew Fenn	An Post–Sean Kelly
2012	Lithuania	Gediminas Bagdonas	An Post–Sean Kelly
2013	New Zealand	Michael Vink	New Zealand (national team)
2014	Netherlands	Rob Ruijgh	Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
2015	Belgium	Robin Stenuit	Veranclassic–Ekoi
2016	Belgium	Timothy Dupont	Verandas Willems
2017	Belgium	Yves Coolen	Home Solution–Anmapa–Soenens
2018	Sweden	Gustav Höög	Team Coop
2019	Belgium	Gerben Thijssen	Lotto–Soudal
2020– 2021	No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium^[1]^[2]
2022	Australia	Cameron Scott	ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast
2023	Belgium	Gianluca Pollefliet	Lotto–Dstny Development Team

References

^ "Le Memorial Van Coningsloo annulé" [The Memorial Van Coningsloo cancelled]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Memorial Van Coningsloo gaat ook in 2021 niet door" [Memorial Van Coningsloo is cancelled in 2021 as well]. WielerFlits.be (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

External links

Official website (in Dutch)

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[1] "Le Memorial Van Coningsloo annulé" [The Memorial Van Coningsloo cancelled]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[2] "Memorial Van Coningsloo gaat ook in 2021 niet door" [Memorial Van Coningsloo is cancelled in 2021 as well]. WielerFlits.be (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

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