Gent–Wevelgem U23
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Kattekoers (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1934 |
| Editions | 83 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Alfons Ghesquière (BEL) |
| Most wins | Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Alessandro Borgo (ITA) |
The Gent–Wevelgem U23 / Kattekoers-Ieper is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders.[1] As of 2011, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[2] The race is considered to be the under-23 version of the Gent–Wevelgem classic.[3]
The Kattekoers was created in 1934, initially as The three belfry cities. The race started in Ghent, passed Bruges and ended in Ypres, three cities which have a belfry, hence the name.[4] More recently, the starting location has been changed to Deinze instead of Ghent.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Belgium | Alfons Ghesquière | ||
| 1935 | Belgium | Filemond Demeersseman | ||
| 1936 | Belgium | Marcel Meerenhout | ||
| 1937 | Belgium | Marcel Kint | ||
| 1938 | Belgium | Aloïs Delchambre | ||
| 1939 | Belgium | Leon Kint | ||
| 1940– 1945 |
No race | |||
| 1946 | Belgium | Pol Verhaeghe | ||
| 1947 | Belgium | Omer Porte | ||
| 1948 | Belgium | Gerard Deschacht | ||
| 1949 | Belgium | Maurits Joye | ||
| 1950 | Belgium | Gentil Vermeersch | ||
| 1951 | Belgium | André Noyelle | ||
| 1952 | Belgium | Jos Parmentier | ||
| 1953 | Belgium | Albert Eloot | ||
| 1954 | Belgium | Emiel Van Cauter | ||
| 1955 | Belgium | Jos Verhelst | ||
| 1956 | Belgium | Piet Dejongh | ||
| 1957 | Belgium | René Muylle | ||
| 1958 | No race | |||
| 1959 | Belgium | Wim Vandenbroeck | ||
| 1960 | Belgium | Robert Lelangue | ||
| 1961 | Belgium | Gilbert Lingier | ||
| 1962 | Belgium | Willy Stevens | ||
| 1963 | Belgium | Jos Spruyt | ||
| 1964 | Belgium | Herman Vanloo | ||
| 1965 | Belgium | Noël Van Clooster | ||
| 1966 | Belgium | Leo Vandam | ||
| 1967 | Belgium | Jos Vanmechele | ||
| 1969 | Belgium | Emile Cambre | ||
| 1970 | Belgium | Ludo Vander Linden | ||
| 1971 | Belgium | Theo Dockx | ||
| 1972 | Belgium | José Vanacker | ||
| 1973 | Belgium | René Dillen | ||
| 1975 | Belgium | Franky Degendt | ||
| 1976 | Belgium | Pol Clinckaert | ||
| 1977 | Belgium | Fons Dewolf | ||
| 1978 | Belgium | Walter Schoonjans | ||
| 1979 | Belgium | Eddy Planckaert | ||
| 1980 | Belgium | Eddy Planckaert | ||
| 1981 | Belgium | Jos Liekens | ||
| 1982 | Belgium | Rudy Delehouzee | ||
| 1983 | Belgium | Frank Verleyen | ||
| 1984 | Belgium | Patrick Verplancke | ||
| 1985 | Belgium | Patrick Verplancke | ||
| 1986 | Belgium | Walter Vandenbrande | ||
| 1987 | Belgium | Johny Dauwe | ||
| 1988 | Belgium | Patrick Hendrickx | ||
| 1989 | Belgium | Chris Lefever | ||
| 1990 | Belgium | Claude de Bodt | ||
| 1991 | Belgium | Daniël Verelst | ||
| 1992 | Belgium | Niko Eeckhout | ||
| 1993 | Belgium | Stefaan Vermeersch | ||
| 1994 | Belgium | Robby Vandaele | ||
| 1995 | Belgium | Yves Seghers | ||
| 1996 | Belgium | Jürgen Vermeersch | ||
| 1997 | Belgium | Karl Vereecke | ||
| 1998 | Netherlands | Coen Boerman | ||
| 1999 | Belgium | Kevin Hulsmans | ||
| 2000 | Belgium | Bert Dewaele | ||
| 2001 | Belgium | Stefaan Vermeersch | ||
| 2002 | Australia | Sean Sullivan | ||
| 2003 | Belgium | Kenny Lisabeth | ||
| 2004 | Belgium | Stefaan Vermeersch | ||
| 2005 | Belgium | Frank Van Kuik | ||
| 2006 | Belgium | Greg Van Avermaet | ||
| 2007 | Belgium | Sébastien Delfosse | ||
| 2008 | Belgium | Ken Vanmarcke | ||
| 2009 | Belgium | Sander Armée | Beveren 2000 | |
| 2010 | Belgium | Fréderique Robert | PWS Eijssen | |
| 2011 | Belgium | Jonas van Genechten | Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole | |
| 2012 | Belgium | Roy Jans | An Post–Sean Kelly | |
| 2013 | Belgium | Jérôme Baugnies | ToWin-Josan Cycling Team | |
| 2014 | Poland | Łukasz Wiśniowski | Etixx | |
| 2015 | Belgium | Baptiste Planckaert | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | |
| 2016 | Denmark | Mads Pedersen | Denmark (national team) | |
| 2017 | Great Britain | Jacob Hennessy | Great Britain (national team) | |
| 2018 | Slovenia | Žiga Jerman | Slovenia (national team) | |
| 2019 | Germany | Jonas Rutsch | Germany (national team) | |
| 2020– 2021 |
No race | |||
| 2022 | Great Britain | Samuel Watson | Great Britain (national team) | |
| 2023 | Belgium | Gil Gelders | Soudal–Quick-Step Devo Team | |
| 2024 | Netherlands | Huub Artz | Wanty–ReUz–Technord | |
| 2025 | Italy | Alessandro Borgo | Bahrain Victorious Development Team | |
See also
External links
- Official website (in Dutch, French, and English)
References
- ^ "Gent - Wevelgem (U23)". FirstCycling.com. 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Gent-Wevelgem / Kattekoers-Ieper(1.2U)". ProcyclingStats. 2024.
- ^ "Voorbeschouwing: Kattekoers | Gent-Wevelgem U23 – Welke belofte wint eerste klassieker?". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Kattekoers (Bel) - Cat. 1.Ncup". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.