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<tr><th colspan="2" bgcolor=lawngreen><big>Tour of Flanders</big></th></tr>
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<tr><th colspan="2" bgcolor=darkred><big>Tour of Flanders</big></th></tr>
 
<tr><td>Local name:</td><td>Ronde van Vlaanderen</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Local name:</td><td>Ronde van Vlaanderen</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Region:</td><td>[[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Region:</td><td>[[Flanders]], [[Belgium]]</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Date:</td><td>Early April</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Date:</td><td>Early April</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Type:</td><td>One-day race</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Type:</td><td>One-day race</td></tr>
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<tr><th colspan="2" bgcolor=lawngreen>History</th></tr>
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<tr><th colspan="2" bgcolor=darkred>History</th></tr>
 
<tr><td>First Edition:</td><td valign="top">1913</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>First Edition:</td><td valign="top">1913</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Number of Editions:</td><td valign="top">89</td></tr>
 
<tr><td>Number of Editions:</td><td valign="top">89</td></tr>
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<tr><td>First Winner:</td><td valign="top">[[Paul Deman]], ({{BEL}})</td></tr>
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<tr><td>First Winner:</td><td valign="top">[[Paul Deman]], (BEL)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Most Recent:</td><td valign="top">[[Tom Boonen]], ({{BEL}})</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Most Recent:</td><td valign="top">[[Tom Boonen]], (BEL)</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Most Wins:</td><td valign="top">[[Achiel Buysse]], ({{BEL}}),<br>[[Fiorenzo Magni]] ({{ITA}}),<br>[[Eric Leman]], ({{BEL}}) and [[Johan Museeuw]] ({{BEL}}),<br>3 times</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Most Wins:</td><td valign="top">[[Achiel Buysse]], (BEL),<br>[[Fiorenzo Magni]] (ITA),<br>[[Eric Leman]], (BEL) and [[Johan Museeuw]] (BEL),<br>3 times</td></tr>
 
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The '''Tour of Flanders''' ([[Dutch language|Dutch]]: ''Ronde van Vlaanderen'') is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] held in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]].  It is held every spring, exactly one week before [[Paris-Roubaix]], and it used to be part of the [[UCI World Cup]].  It is now part of the [[UCI ProTour]] and is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar.
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The '''Ronde van Vlaanderen''' ([[English language|English]]: ''Tour of Flanders'') is a [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling race]] held in [[Flanders]], [[Belgium]].  It is held every spring, exactly one week before [[Paris-Roubaix]], and it used to be part of the [[UCI Road World Cup]].  It is now part of the [[UCI ProTour]] and is regarded as one of the '[[Classic cycle races|Monuments]]' of the European professional cycling calendar.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The race was initiated in [[1913]] by [[Karel Van Wijnendaele]], a former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by [[World War I]], but continued in [[1919]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], the race became more popular, and is currently considered to be the most important race in Flanders, where road cycling is very popular. The nickname of the race is ''Vlaanderens mooiste'', or "Flanders's most beautiful".
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[[Image:Wesemann rvv2004.jpg|thumb|left|150px|German road [[road bicycle racing|racer]] [[Steffen Wesemann]] climbing the Muur ''(wall)'' of [[Geraardsbergen]] in the 2004 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen.]]
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The race was initiated in [[1913]] by [[Karel van Wijnendaele]], a former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by [[World War I]], but continued in [[1919]]. In the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]], the race became more popular, and is currently considered the most important race in Flanders, where road cycling is extremely popular. The nickname of the race is ''Vlaanderens mooiste'', or "Flanders's finest". The town of [[Oudenaarde]], through which the Ronde habitually passes, has a museum - the ''Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen'' - dedicated to the race.
  
 
== Course ==
 
== Course ==
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[[Image:Wesemann rvv2004.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Road [[road bicycle racing|racer]] [[Steffen Wesemann]] climbing the Koppenberg in the 2004 edition of the [[Ronde van Vlaanderen]]. ]]The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.  While it is often compared to the '''Paris-Roubaix''' race in that both contain many cobbled sections, de Ronde's inclusion of many steep, and often cobbled, short hills make racing very different compared to the flat Paris-Roubaix.
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The course contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.  While it is often compared to the '''[[Paris-Roubaix]]''' race in that both contain many cobbled sections, the Ronde's inclusion of many steep, and often cobbled, short hills make racing different compared to the flat Paris-Roubaix, where cobbled sections are harder and more technical.
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The route does not change much from year-to-year. A major change was the inclusion of the steep [[Koppenberg]] climb in 2003, having been refurbished from its previous disrepair. The 2007 edition saw another change with the Koppenberg being dropped once more, the inclusion of the Kluisberg and the Côte de Trieu, which were unavailable through roadworks in past years and the first ascent of the Eikenmolen. Spectators try to watch the Ronde pass as many points as possible [http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/mar06/mar27news2].
  
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Riders who win both races in the same year are guaranteed eternal fame:
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== Comments ==
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# [[1923]] [[Heiri Suter]] {{SUI}}
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[[Image:Roger de Vlaeminck.jpg|thumb|right|[[Belgium|Belgian]] [[cyclist]] [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] riding the Koppenberg in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.  De Vlaeminck won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1977.]]
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# [[1932]] [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
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*"''Only those who are in top condition can say that the Ronde is not hard. For everyone else, it's the Way of the Cross.''" -Andrea Tafi
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# [[1934]] [[Gaston Rebry]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1954]] [[Raymond Impanis]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1957]] [[Fred De Bruyne]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1962]] [[Rik Van Looy]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[1977]] [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[2003]] [[Peter van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
 
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# [[2005]] [[Tom Boonen]] {{BEL}}
 
  
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The most famous climb is arguably '''the Koppenberg climb''', where the steep grade, narrow pass and (previously) poor cobblestone conditions have forced many racers to climb it on foot instead of on their bikes.  An incident in 1987 where [[Jesper Skibby]]&mdash;who was leading the race at this point and was followed by the race official's car&mdash;fell over due to loss of momentum and was almost crushed by official's car, put a stop to the inclusion of this climb until 2003 when it was extensively repaired.  It should be noted that while Skibby's foot was not crushed by the car, his bicycle was.
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Few riders have won both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same year:
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# 1923 [[Heiri Suter]] {{SUI}}
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# 1932 [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
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# 1934 [[Gaston Rebry]] {{BEL}}
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# 1954 [[Raymond Impanis]] {{BEL}}
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# 1957 [[Fred De Bruyne]] {{BEL}}
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# 1962 [[Rik van Looy]] {{BEL}}
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# 1977 [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] {{BEL}}
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# 2003 [[Peter van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
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# 2005 [[Tom Boonen]] {{BEL}}
  
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The day before the actual race sees the cyclosportif (open) race version of de Ronde where amateur cyclists regularly participate in large numbers.
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The day before the race sees the [[cyclosportive]] (open) race version of the Ronde in which amateur cyclists participate in large numbers.
  
 
== Winners ==
 
== Winners ==
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{| width=100%
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{{Cycling pw start}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1913 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1913]]|name=[[Paul Deman]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2005]] - [[Tom Boonen]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1914 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1914]]|name=[[Marcel Buysse]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[2004]] - [[Steffen Wesemann]] {{GER}}
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{{Cycling pw no race|year=1915}}
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* [[2003]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw no race|year=1916}}
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* [[2002]] - [[Andrea Tafi]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw no race|year=1917}}
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* [[2001]] - [[Gianluca Bortolami]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw no race|year=1918}}
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* [[2000]] - [[Andrei Tchmil]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1919 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1919]]|name=[[Henri van Lerberghe]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1999]] - [[Peter Van Petegem]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1920 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1920]]|name=[[Jules van Hevel]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1998]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1921 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1921]]|name=[[René Vermandel]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1997]] - [[Rolf Sørensen]] {{DEN}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1922 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1922]]|name=[[Léon De Vos]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1996]] - [[Michele Bartoli]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1923 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1923]]|name=[[Heiri Suter]]|nat=SUI|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1995]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1924 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1924]]|name=[[Gérard Debaets]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1994]] - [[Gianni Bugno]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1925 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1925]]|name=[[Julien Delbecque]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1993]] - [[Johan Museeuw]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1926 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1926]]|name=[[Denis Verschueren]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1992]] - [[Jacky Durand]] {{FRA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1927 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1927]]|name=[[Gérard Debaets]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1991]] - [[Edwig Van Hooydonck]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1928 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1928]]|name=[[Jan Mertens (cyclist)|Jan Mertens]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1990]] - [[Moreno Argentin]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1929 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1929]]|name=[[Jef Dervaes]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1989]] - [[Edwig van Hooydonck]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1930 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1930]]|name=[[Frans Bonduel]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1988]] - [[Eddy Planckaert]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1931 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1931]]|name=[[Romain Gijssels]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1987]] - [[Claude Criquielion]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1932 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1932]]|name=[[Romain Gijssels]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1986]] - [[Adri van der Poel]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1933 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1933]]|name=[[Alfons Schepers]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1985]] - [[Eric Vanderaerden]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1934 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1934]]|name=[[Gaston Rebry]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1984]] - [[Johan Lammerts]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1935 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1935]]|name=[[Louis Duerloo]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1983]] - [[Jan Raas]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1936 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1936]]|name=[[Louis Hardiquest]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1982]] - [[René Martens]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1937 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1937]]|name=[[Michel D'Hooghe]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1981]] - [[Hennie Kuiper]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1938 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1938]]|name=[[Edgard de Caluwé]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1980]] - [[Michel Pollentier]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1939 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1939]]|name=[[Karel Kaers]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1979]] - [[Jan Raas]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1940 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1940]]|name=[[Achiel Buysse]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1978]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1941 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1941]]|name=[[Achiel Buysse]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1977]] - [[Rogier De Vlaeminck]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1942 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1942]]|name=[[Briek Schotte]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1976]] - [[Walter Planckaert]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1943 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1943]]|name=[[Achiel Buysse]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1944 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1944]]|name=[[Rik van Steenbergen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1975]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1945 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1945]]|name=[[Sylvain Grysolle]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1974]] - [[Kees Bal]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1946 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1946]]|name=[[Rik van Steenbergen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1973]] - [[Eric Leman]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1947 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1947]]|name=[[Emiel Faignaert]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1972]] - [[Eric Leman]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1948 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1948]]|name=[[Briek Schotte]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1971]] - [[Evert Dolman]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1949 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1949]]|name=[[Fiorenzo Magni]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1970]] - [[Eric Leman]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1950 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1950]]|name=[[Fiorenzo Magni]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1969]] - [[Eddy Merckx]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1951 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1951]]|name=[[Fiorenzo Magni]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1968]] - [[Walter Godefroot]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1952 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1952]]|name=[[Roger Decock]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1967]] - [[Dino Zandegu]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1953 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1953]]|name=[[Wim van Est]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1966]] - [[Edouard Sels]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1954 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1954]]|name=[[Raymond Impanis]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1965]] - [[Jo de Roo]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1955 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1955]]|name=[[Louison Bobet]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1964]] - [[Rudi Altig]] {{GER}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1956 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1956]]|name=[[Jean Forestier]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1963]] - [[Noel Foré]] {{FRA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1957 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1957]]|name=[[Fred De Bruyne]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1962]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1958 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1958]]|name=[[Germain Derijcke]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1961]] - [[Tom Simpson]] {{GBR}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1959 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1959]]|name=[[Rik van Looy]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1960]] - [[Arthur De Cabooter]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1960 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1960]]|name=[[Arthur De Cabooter]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1959]] - [[Rik Van Looy]] {{BEL}}
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* [[1958]] - [[Germain Derijcke]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1961 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1961]]|name=[[Tom Simpson]]|nat=GBR|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1957]] - [[Alfred de Bruyne]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1962 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1962]]|name=[[Rik van Looy]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1956]] - [[Jean Forestier]] {{FRA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1963 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1963]]|name=[[Noel Foré]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1955]] - [[Louison Bobet]] {{FRA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1964 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1964]]|name=[[Rudi Altig]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=|teamnat=|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1954]] - [[Raymond Impanis]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1965 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1965]]|name=[[Jo De Roo]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=Televizier|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1953]] - [[Wim van Est]] {{NED}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1966 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1966]]|name=[[Edward Sels]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Solo Superia|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1952]] - [[Roger Decock]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1967 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1967]]|name=[[Dino Zandegu]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=Salvarani|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1951]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1968 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1968]]|name=[[Walter Godefroot]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Flandria|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1950]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1969 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1969]]|name=[[Eddy Merckx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Faema|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1949]] - [[Magni Fiorenzo]] {{ITA}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1970 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1970]]|name=[[Eric Leman]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Flandria-Mars|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1948]] - [[Briek Schotte]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1971 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1971]]|name=[[Evert Dolman]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=Flandria|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1947]] - [[Emiel Faignaert]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1972 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1972]]|name=[[Eric Leman]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Bic|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1946]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1973 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1973]]|name=[[Eric Leman]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Peugeot (cycling team)]]|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1974 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1974]]|name=[[Kees Bal]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=Gan Mercier|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1945]] - [[Sylvain Grysolle]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1975 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1975]]|name=[[Eddy Merckx]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Molteni]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1944]] - [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1976 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1976]]|name=[[Walter Planckaert]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Mars Pils|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1943]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1977 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1977]]|name=[[Roger De Vlaeminck]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Brooklyn|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1942]] - [[Briek Schotte]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1978 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1978]]|name=[[Walter Godefroot]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Ijsboerke|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1941]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1979 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1979]]|name=[[Jan Raas]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=TI Raleigh|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1940]] - [[Achiel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1980 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1980]]|name=[[Michel Pollentier]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Splendor Admiral|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1939]] - [[Karel Kaers]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1981 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1981]]|name=[[Hennie Kuiper]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=DAF Trucks|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1938]] - [[Edgard De Caluwé]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1982 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1982]]|name=[[René Martens]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=DAF Trucks|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1937]] - [[Michel D'Hooghe]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1983 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1983]]|name=[[Jan Raas]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=TI Raleigh|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1936]] - [[Louis Hardiquest]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1984 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1984]]|name=[[Johan Lammerts]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=Panasonic Raleigh|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1935]] - [[Louis Duerloo]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1985 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1985]]|name=[[Eric Vanderaerden]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Panasonic-Raleigh|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1934]] - [[Gaston Rebry]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1986 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1986]]|name=[[Adri van der Poel]]|nat=NED|natvar=|team=Kwantum|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1933]] - [[Alfons Schepers]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1987 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1987]]|name=[[Claude Criquielion]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Hitachi Marc Rossin|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1932]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1988 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1988]]|name=[[Eddy Planckaert]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=AD Renting|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1931]] - [[Romain Gijssels]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1989 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1989]]|name=[[Edwig van Hooydonck]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Superconflex|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1930]] - [[Frans Bonduel]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1990 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1990]]|name=[[Moreno Argentin]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=Ariostea|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1929]] - [[Jef Dervaes]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1991 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1991]]|name=[[Edwig van Hooydonck]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=Buckler Colnago|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1928]] - [[Jan Mertens]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1992 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1992]]|name=[[Jacky Durand]]|nat=FRA|natvar=|team=Castorama|teamnat=FRA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1927]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1993 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1993]]|name=[[Johan Museeuw]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=GB-MG|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1926]] - [[Denis Verschueren]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1994 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1994]]|name=[[Gianni Bugno]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Team Polti]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1925]] - [[Julien Delbecque]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1995 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1995]]|name=[[Johan Museeuw]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Mapei (cycling team)]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1924]] - [[Gérard Debaets]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1996 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1996]]|name=[[Michele Bartoli]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=MG Maglifico|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1923]] - [[Heiri Suter]] {{SUI}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1997 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1997]]|name=[[Rolf Sørensen]]|nat=DEN|natvar=|team=[[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1922]] - [[Léon De Vos]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1998 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1998]]|name=[[Johan Museeuw]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Mapei (cycling team)]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1921]] - [[René Vermandel]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[1999 Ronde van Vlaanderen|1999]]|name=[[Peter van Petegem]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[TVM (cycling team)|TVM Farm Frites]]|teamnat=NED|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1920]] - [[Jules Van Hevel]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2000 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2000]]|name=[[Andrei Tchmil]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Lotto (cycling team)|Lotto-Adecco]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1919]] - [[Henri Van Lerberghe]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2001 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2001]]|name=[[Gianluca Bortolami]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Vini Caldirola]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1914]] - [[Marcel Buysse]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2002 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2002]]|name=[[Andrea Tafi (cyclist)|Andrea Tafi]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Mapei (cycling team)]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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* [[1913]] - [[Paul Deman]] {{BEL}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2003 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2003]]|name=[[Peter van Petegem]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Lotto-Domo]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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|}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2004 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2004]]|name=[[Steffen Wesemann]]|nat=GER|natvar=|team=[[T-Mobile Team]]|teamnat=GER|teamnatvar=}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2005 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2005]]|name=[[Tom Boonen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Quick Step]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2006 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2006]]|name=[[Tom Boonen]]|nat=BEL|natvar=|team=[[Quick Step-Innergetic]]|teamnat=BEL|teamnatvar=}}
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{{Cycling pw rider|year=[[2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen|2007]]|name=[[Alessandro Ballan]]|nat=ITA|natvar=|team=[[Lampre-Fondital]]|teamnat=ITA|teamnatvar=}}
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Revision as of 11:16, 15 December 2007

Tour of Flanders
Local name:Ronde van Vlaanderen
Region:Flanders, Belgium
Date:Early April
Type:One-day race
History
First Edition:1913
Number of Editions:89
First Winner:Paul Deman, (BEL)
Most Recent:Tom Boonen, (BEL)
Most Wins:Achiel Buysse, (BEL),
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA),
Eric Leman, (BEL) and Johan Museeuw (BEL),
3 times


The Ronde van Vlaanderen (English: Tour of Flanders) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium. It is held every spring, exactly one week before Paris-Roubaix, and it used to be part of the UCI Road World Cup. It is now part of the UCI ProTour and is regarded as one of the 'Monuments' of the European professional cycling calendar.

History

File:Wesemann rvv2004.jpg
German road racer Steffen Wesemann climbing the Muur (wall) of Geraardsbergen in the 2004 edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

The race was initiated in 1913 by Karel van Wijnendaele, a former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by World War I, but continued in 1919. In the 1920s and 1930s, the race became more popular, and is currently considered the most important race in Flanders, where road cycling is extremely popular. The nickname of the race is Vlaanderens mooiste, or "Flanders's finest". The town of Oudenaarde, through which the Ronde habitually passes, has a museum - the Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen - dedicated to the race.

Course

The course contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones. While it is often compared to the Paris-Roubaix race in that both contain many cobbled sections, the Ronde's inclusion of many steep, and often cobbled, short hills make racing different compared to the flat Paris-Roubaix, where cobbled sections are harder and more technical.

The route does not change much from year-to-year. A major change was the inclusion of the steep Koppenberg climb in 2003, having been refurbished from its previous disrepair. The 2007 edition saw another change with the Koppenberg being dropped once more, the inclusion of the Kluisberg and the Côte de Trieu, which were unavailable through roadworks in past years and the first ascent of the Eikenmolen. Spectators try to watch the Ronde pass as many points as possible [1].

Comments

Belgian cyclist Roger De Vlaeminck riding the Koppenberg in the Ronde van Vlaanderen. De Vlaeminck won the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1977.
  • "Only those who are in top condition can say that the Ronde is not hard. For everyone else, it's the Way of the Cross." -Andrea Tafi

Few riders have won both the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix in the same year:

  1. 1923 Heiri Suter 17px-Flag of Switzerland.png
  2. 1932 Romain Gijssels 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  3. 1934 Gaston Rebry 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  4. 1954 Raymond Impanis 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  5. 1957 Fred De Bruyne 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  6. 1962 Rik van Looy 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  7. 1977 Roger De Vlaeminck 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  8. 2003 Peter van Petegem 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png
  9. 2005 Tom Boonen 22px-Flag of Belgium (civil).png

The day before the race sees the cyclosportive (open) race version of the Ronde in which amateur cyclists participate in large numbers.

Winners

Rider Team
1913 Template:Country data BEL Paul Deman
1914 Template:Country data BEL Marcel Buysse
1915 No race
1916 No race
1917 No race
1918 No race
1919 Template:Country data BEL Henri van Lerberghe
1920 Template:Country data BEL Jules van Hevel
1921 Template:Country data BEL René Vermandel
1922 Template:Country data BEL Léon De Vos
1923 Template:Country data SUI Heiri Suter
1924 Template:Country data BEL Gérard Debaets
1925 Template:Country data BEL Julien Delbecque
1926 Template:Country data BEL Denis Verschueren
1927 Template:Country data BEL Gérard Debaets
1928 Template:Country data BEL Jan Mertens
1929 Template:Country data BEL Jef Dervaes
1930 Template:Country data BEL Frans Bonduel
1931 Template:Country data BEL Romain Gijssels
1932 Template:Country data BEL Romain Gijssels
1933 Template:Country data BEL Alfons Schepers
1934 Template:Country data BEL Gaston Rebry
1935 Template:Country data BEL Louis Duerloo
1936 Template:Country data BEL Louis Hardiquest
1937 Template:Country data BEL Michel D'Hooghe
1938 Template:Country data BEL Edgard de Caluwé
1939 Template:Country data BEL Karel Kaers
1940 Template:Country data BEL Achiel Buysse
1941 Template:Country data BEL Achiel Buysse
1942 Template:Country data BEL Briek Schotte
1943 Template:Country data BEL Achiel Buysse
1944 Template:Country data BEL Rik van Steenbergen
1945 Template:Country data BEL Sylvain Grysolle
1946 Template:Country data BEL Rik van Steenbergen
1947 Template:Country data BEL Emiel Faignaert
1948 Template:Country data BEL Briek Schotte
1949 Template:Country data ITA Fiorenzo Magni
1950 Template:Country data ITA Fiorenzo Magni
1951 Template:Country data ITA Fiorenzo Magni
1952 Template:Country data BEL Roger Decock
1953 Template:Country data NED Wim van Est
1954 Template:Country data BEL Raymond Impanis
1955 Template:Country data FRA Louison Bobet
1956 Template:Country data FRA Jean Forestier
1957 Template:Country data BEL Fred De Bruyne
1958 Template:Country data BEL Germain Derijcke
1959 Template:Country data BEL Rik van Looy
1960 Template:Country data BEL Arthur De Cabooter
Rider Team
1961 Template:Country data GBR Tom Simpson
1962 Template:Country data BEL Rik van Looy
1963 Template:Country data FRA Noel Foré
1964 Template:Country data GER Rudi Altig
1965 Template:Country data NED Jo De Roo Template:Country data NED Televizier
1966 Template:Country data BEL Edward Sels Template:Country data BEL Solo Superia
1967 Template:Country data ITA Dino Zandegu Template:Country data ITA Salvarani
1968 Template:Country data BEL Walter Godefroot Template:Country data BEL Flandria
1969 Template:Country data BEL Eddy Merckx Template:Country data BEL Faema
1970 Template:Country data BEL Eric Leman Template:Country data BEL Flandria-Mars
1971 Template:Country data NED Evert Dolman Template:Country data BEL Flandria
1972 Template:Country data BEL Eric Leman Template:Country data FRA Bic
1973 Template:Country data BEL Eric Leman Template:Country data FRA Peugeot (cycling team)
1974 Template:Country data NED Kees Bal Template:Country data FRA Gan Mercier
1975 Template:Country data BEL Eddy Merckx Template:Country data ITA Molteni
1976 Template:Country data BEL Walter Planckaert Template:Country data BEL Mars Pils
1977 Template:Country data BEL Roger De Vlaeminck Template:Country data BEL Brooklyn
1978 Template:Country data BEL Walter Godefroot Template:Country data BEL Ijsboerke
1979 Template:Country data NED Jan Raas Template:Country data NED TI Raleigh
1980 Template:Country data BEL Michel Pollentier Template:Country data BEL Splendor Admiral
1981 Template:Country data NED Hennie Kuiper Template:Country data BEL DAF Trucks
1982 Template:Country data BEL René Martens Template:Country data BEL DAF Trucks
1983 Template:Country data NED Jan Raas Template:Country data NED TI Raleigh
1984 Template:Country data NED Johan Lammerts Template:Country data NED Panasonic Raleigh
1985 Template:Country data BEL Eric Vanderaerden Template:Country data NED Panasonic-Raleigh
1986 Template:Country data NED Adri van der Poel Template:Country data NED Kwantum
1987 Template:Country data BEL Claude Criquielion Template:Country data BEL Hitachi Marc Rossin
1988 Template:Country data BEL Eddy Planckaert Template:Country data BEL AD Renting
1989 Template:Country data BEL Edwig van Hooydonck Template:Country data NED Superconflex
1990 Template:Country data ITA Moreno Argentin Template:Country data ITA Ariostea
1991 Template:Country data BEL Edwig van Hooydonck Template:Country data NED Buckler Colnago
1992 Template:Country data FRA Jacky Durand Template:Country data FRA Castorama
1993 Template:Country data BEL Johan Museeuw Template:Country data ITA GB-MG
1994 Template:Country data ITA Gianni Bugno Template:Country data ITA Team Polti
1995 Template:Country data BEL Johan Museeuw Template:Country data ITA Mapei (cycling team)
1996 Template:Country data ITA Michele Bartoli Template:Country data ITA MG Maglifico
1997 Template:Country data DEN Rolf Sørensen Template:Country data NED Rabobank
1998 Template:Country data BEL Johan Museeuw Template:Country data ITA Mapei (cycling team)
1999 Template:Country data BEL Peter van Petegem Template:Country data NED TVM Farm Frites
2000 Template:Country data BEL Andrei Tchmil Template:Country data BEL Lotto-Adecco
2001 Template:Country data ITA Gianluca Bortolami Template:Country data ITA Vini Caldirola
2002 Template:Country data ITA Andrea Tafi Template:Country data ITA Mapei (cycling team)
2003 Template:Country data BEL Peter van Petegem Template:Country data BEL Lotto-Domo
2004 Template:Country data GER Steffen Wesemann Template:Country data GER T-Mobile Team
2005 Template:Country data BEL Tom Boonen Template:Country data BEL Quick Step
2006 Template:Country data BEL Tom Boonen Template:Country data BEL Quick Step-Innergetic
2007 Template:Country data ITA Alessandro Ballan Template:Country data ITA Lampre-Fondital

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