Bruxelles–Meulebeke

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Brussels-Meulebeke (Dutch: Brussel-Meulebeke) was a men's road cycling road race held in Belgium annually in May from 1964 to 1975. The competition's roll of honor includes two victories by Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx. The record of victories, however, belongs to Freddy Maertens. The race has always been won by Belgian riders.[1]

Brussels-Meulebeke
Race details
DateMay
RegionBrabant, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium
English nameBrussels-Meulebeke
Local name(s)Brussel-Meulebeke (in Dutch) Bruxelles–Meulebeke (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat 1.1
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1964 (1964)
Editions12
Final edition1975
First winner Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Most wins (3 wins)
Final winner Freddy Maertens (BEL)

The last part of this race was cycled behind Dernys.[2]

Jean-Pierre Monseré in the 1970 Brussels-Meulebeke final

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1964   Rik Van Looy   Willy Bocklant   Ward Sels
1965   Rik Van Looy   Jozef Huysmans   Guillaume Van Tongerloo
1966   Eddy Merckx   Walter Godefroot   Bernard Van de Kerckhove
1967   Noël Foré   Walter Godefroot   Daniel Van Rijckeghem
1968   Noël Foré   Herman Van Springel   Daniel Van Rijckeghem
1969   Eddy Merckx   Herman Van Springel   Roger De Vlaeminck
1970   Walter Boucquet   Jean-Pierre Monseré   Roger De Vlaeminck
1971   Herman Van Springel   Albert Van Vlierberghe   Noël Van Clooster
1972   Albert Van Vlierberghe   Noël Van Clooster   Ronny Van De Vijver
1973   Freddy Maertens   Ludo Van Der Linden   Willy Teirlinck
1974   Freddy Maertens   Wilfried Wesemael   Walter Planckaert
1975   Freddy Maertens   Dietrich Thurau   René Pijnen

References

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  1. ^ "Wattrelos-Meulebeke". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  2. ^ "Bruxelles–Meulebeke". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.