Tielt–Antwerpen–Tielt
Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt was a men's cycling race organised for the last time in 1968.[1] The race was run between Tielt (West Flanders) and Antwerp. In 1945, a shortened version of 144 km was run with start place Antwerp and finish place Tielt. In 1958, Antwerp was both start and finish place.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June, July |
| Region | Antwerp, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium |
| English name | Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt |
| Local name(s) | Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1938 |
| Editions | 18 |
| Final edition | 1968 |
| First winner | Louis Hardiquest (BEL) |
| Most wins |
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| Final winner | Willy Donie (BEL) |
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Briek Schotte and Rik Van Looy.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Louis Hardiquest | Petrus Van Teemsche | Albert Beirnaert |
| 1939 | Marcel Claeys | Aloïs Delchambre | Gerard Delepeleire |
| 1940-1944 | No race during World War II | ||
| 1945 | Briek Schotte | Omer Mommerency | Lode Poels |
| 1946 | Maurice Van Herzele | Jozef Moerenhout | Albert Sercu |
| 1947 | Frans Knaepkens | Maurice Meersman | Achiel Buysse |
| 1948 | André Maelbrancke | Lucien Mathys | Constant Lauwers |
| 1949 | André Maelbrancke | Jerôme De Jaeger | André Pieters |
| 1950-1957 | No race | ||
| 1958 | Gabriel Borra | Frans van Looveren | Marcel Rijckaert |
| 1959 | Rik Van Looy | Willy Truye | Julien Pascal |
| 1960 | Léon Vandaele | Marcel Rijckaert | Leopold Rosseel |
| 1961 | Jaak De Boever | Marcel Seynaeve | Noël Foré |
| 1962 | Jaak De Boever | Clément Roman | Oswald Declercq |
| 1963 | Roland Aper | Oswald Declercq | Walter Boucquet |
| 1964 | Jaak De Boever | Oswald Declercq | Roger Deconinck |
| 1965 | Walter Boucquet | Jaak De Boever | Walter Godefroot |
| 1966 | Jaak De Boever | Gustaaf De Smet | Robert Lelangue |
| 1967 | Roger Blockx | Herman Van Loo | Antoine Houbrechts |
| 1968 | Willy Donie | Herman Van Loo | Roland Van de Rijse |
References
- "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- "Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
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