Kessel–Lier
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May, June, July, August |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Kessel-Lier |
| Local name(s) | Kessel-Lier (Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
| Type | One-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1954 |
| Editions | 25 |
| Final edition | 1980 |
| First winner | André Blomme (BEL) |
| Most wins | Frans Aerenhouts (BEL) Joseph Huysmans (BEL) (2 wins) |
| Final winner | Hendrik Caethoven (BEL) |
Kessel-Lier was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1980. The race was run in the Antwerp Province (Belgium) between Kessel and Lier.[1]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Herman Van Springel.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | André Blomme | Jozef De Feyter | Marcel Ryckaet |
| 1955 | Julien Cools | Aloïs De Hertog | Eugène Van Roosbroeck |
| 1956 | Alfons Vandenbrande | Maurice Baële | Joseph Mariën |
| 1957 | Karel Borgmans | Willy Schroeders | Jan Van Gompel |
| 1958 | Jan Zagers | Joseph Theuns | Jan Van Gompel |
| 1959 | Jozef Verachtert | Michel Van Aerde | Joseph Janssens |
| 1960 | Frans Aerenhouts | Jan Van Gompel | Robert Duerinckx |
| 1961 | Frans Aerenhouts | Leopold Schaeken | Lode Troonbeeckx |
| 1962 | Rick Luyten | Raymond Vrancken | Adriaan Biemans |
| 1963 | Ludo Janssens | Jan Lauwers | Jan Van Gompel |
| 1964 | Joseph Haeseldonckx | Lex Van Kreuningen | Jean-Baptiste Claes |
| 1965 | Lode Troonbeeckx | Jos Dewit | Joseph Haeseldonckx |
| 1966 | Joseph Huysmans | Lucien Willekens | Hugo Hellemans |
| 1967 | Willy In 't Ven | Jean-Baptiste Claes | Peter Glemser |
| 1968 | Joseph Spruyt | Julien Stevens | Victor Van Schil |
| 1969 | Paul In 't Ven | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Eddy Beugels |
| 1970 | Rik Van Looy | Julien Delocht | Roger Cooreman |
| 1971 | Victor Van Schil | Jos Abelshausen | Giovanni Jimenez |
| 1972 | Herman Van Springel | Richard Bukati | Harry Van Leeuwen |
| 1973 | Alfons De Bal | Jos Abelshausen | Victor Van Schil |
| 1974 | Joseph Huysmans | Marc Sohet | Victor Van Schil |
| 1975 | André Delcroix | Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck | Jozef Jacobs |
| 1976 | Frans Mintjens | André Delcroix | Willy Scheers |
| 1977-1978 | No race | ||
| 1979 | Martin Havik | Leo Van Thielen | René Dillen |
| 1980 | Hendrik Caethoven | Emiel Gijssemans | Marc Goossens |
References
- ^ "Kessel-Lier (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Kessel-Lier". FirstCycling.com. 2022.