Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 15 |
| Region | Flemish Brabant, Belgium |
| English name | Tour of the Zenne Valley |
| Local name(s) | Omloop der Zennevallei (in Dutch), Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1962 |
| Editions | 15 |
| Final edition | 1976 |
| First winner | Clément Roman (FRA) |
| Most wins |
|
| Final winner | Ludo Peeters (BEL) |
The Tour of the Zenne Valley (Dutch: Omloop der Zennevallei) was a men's road cycling road race that took place annually from 1962 to 1976 around Dworp, in Belgian Flemish Brabant.[1]
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Clément Roman | Roger Baens | Marcel Seynaeve |
| 1963 | Bernard Van de Kerckhove | Michael Wright | Willy Bocklant |
| 1964 | Emile Daems | Emiel Verheyden | Willy Van Den Eynde |
| 1965 | Martin Van Den Bossche | Jan Nolmans | Willy Van Den Eynde |
| 1966 | Willy Van Den Eynde | Georges Delvael | André Chainniaux |
| 1967 | Eddy Merckx | Alfons De Bal | Willy Donie |
| 1968 | Victor Van Schil | Eddy Merckx | André Gosselin |
| 1969 | Rik Van Looy | Roger De Vlaeminck | Erik De Vlaeminck |
| 1970 | Joseph Deschoenmaecker | Raphaël Hooyberghs | André Poppe |
| 1971 | Maurice Dury | Rik Van Linden | Frans Verbeeck |
| 1972 | Georges Pintens | Paul Aerts | Jean-Pierre Berckmans |
| 1973 | Jean-Pierre Berckmans | Roger De Vlaeminck | Gérard Hendrickx |
| 1974 | Alfons De Bal | André Dierickx | Jean-Pierre Berckmans |
| 1975 | Victor Van Schil | Eddy Verstraeten | Gerben Karstens |
| 1976 | Ludo Peeters | Victor Van Schil | Willy In't Ven |
References
- ^ "Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Omloop der Zennevallei". FirstCycling.com. 2022.