The Ronde van Brabant was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1971. The race was run in Lubbeek in the Belgian Province of Brabant.[1]

Ronde van Brabant
Race details
DateMay, July, August
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameTour of Brabant
Local name(s)Ronde van Brabant (Dutch), Tour du Brabant (French)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day
History
First edition1952 (1952)
Editions15
Final edition1971
First winner Jozef De Feyter (BEL)
Most wins Jozef Wouters (BEL)
(2 wins)
Final winner François Maes (BEL)

The competition's roll of honor includes the success of Rik Van Looy.[2]

Winners edit

Year Winner Second Third
1952   Jozef De Feyter   Frans Loyaerts   Lode Elaerts
1953   Ernest Sterckx   Henri Jochums   Désiré Keteleer
1954   Jan De Valk   Joseph Plas   Jan Storms
1955   Henri Van Kerckhove   Karel Borgmans   René Mertens
1956   Jan Adriaensens   Pino Cerami   Jozef Theunis
1957 No race
1958   Roger Decorte   Jean Van Gompel   Eddy De Waal
1959   Roger Baens   Désiré Keteleer   Raymond Vrancken
1960   Rik Van Looy   Emile Daems   Roger Baens
1961   Jozef Wouters   Jan Van Gompel   Henri Schaerlaeckers
1962   Jozef Wouters   Constant De Keyser   Arthur Decabooter
1963   Roger De Coninck   Guillaume Demaer   René Van Meenen
1964   Edgar Sorgeloos   Rik Van Looy   Joseph Corstjens
1965   Joseph Haeseldonckx   Richard Everaerts   Théo Nys
1966   Frans Aerenhouts   Raymond Vrancken   Roger Cooreman
1967-1970 No race
1971   François Maes   Paul Aerts   Julien Van Lint

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour du Brabant (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Ronde van Brabant". FirstCycling.com. 2022.