Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt

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Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt was a men's cycling race organised for the last time in 1968.[1] The race was run between Tielt (West Flanders) and Antwerp. In 1945, a shortened version of 144 km was run with start place Antwerp and finish place Tielt. In 1958, Antwerp was both start and finish place.

Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt
Race details
DateJune, July
RegionAntwerp, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium
English nameTielt-Antwerp-Tielt
Local name(s)Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1938 (1938)
Editions18
Final edition1968
First winner Louis Hardiquest (BEL)
Most wins (4 wins)
Final winner Willy Donie (BEL)

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

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1938   Louis Hardiquest   Petrus Van Teemsche   Albert Beirnaert
1939   Marcel Claeys   Aloïs Delchambre   Gerard Delepeleire
1940-1944 No race during World War II
1945   Briek Schotte   Omer Mommerency   Lode Poels
1946   Maurice Van Herzele   Jozef Moerenhout   Albert Sercu
1947   Frans Knaepkens   Maurice Meersman   Achiel Buysse
1948   André Maelbrancke   Lucien Mathys   Constant Lauwers
1949   André Maelbrancke   Jerôme De Jaeger   André Pieters
1950-1957 No race
1958   Gabriel Borra   Frans van Looveren   Marcel Rijckaert
1959   Rik Van Looy   Willy Truye   Julien Pascal
1960   Léon Vandaele   Marcel Rijckaert   Leopold Rosseel
1961   Jaak De Boever   Marcel Seynaeve   Noël Foré
1962   Jaak De Boever   Clément Roman   Oswald Declercq
1963   Roland Aper   Oswald Declercq   Walter Boucquet
1964   Jaak De Boever   Oswald Declercq   Roger Deconinck
1965   Walter Boucquet   Jaak De Boever   Walter Godefroot
1966   Jaak De Boever   Gustaaf De Smet   Robert Lelangue
1967   Roger Blockx   Herman Van Loo   Antoine Houbrechts
1968   Willy Donie   Herman Van Loo   Roland Van de Rijse

References

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  1. ^ "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". FirstCycling.com. 2022.