Belgian National Road Race Championships
The Champion's Jersey
The Belgian National Road Race Championship is a cycling race which decides who will become Belgian national champion for the year to come. The record for most wins is currently held by one of the most successful Belgian sprinters, Tom Steels, who managed to take four road championship titles.
The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic cycling jersey, which is black, yellow and red, like the national flag. These colours can be worn by the rider at other road racing events to show their status as national champion. The champion's stripes can be combined into a sponsored rider's team kit design for this purpose.
Multiple winners
| Wins | Rider | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tom Steels | 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004 |
| 3 | Rik Van Steenbergen | 1943, 1945, 1954 |
| Stijn Devolder | 2007, 2010, 2013 | |
| 2 | Henri Luyten | 1895, 1896 |
| Henri Bertrand | 1897, 1898 | |
| Francois Verstraeten | 1907, 1908 | |
| Jules Van Hevel | 1920, 1921 | |
| René Vermandel | 1922, 1924 | |
| Félix Sellier | 1923, 1926 | |
| Joseph Wauters | 1929, 1930 | |
| Émile Masson Jr. | 1946, 1947 | |
| André Vlayen | 1956, 1957 | |
| Rik Van Looy | 1958, 1963 | |
| Walter Godefroot | 1965, 1972 | |
| Michel Pollentier | 1977, 1978 | |
| Roger De Vlaeminck | 1969, 1981 | |
| Johan Museeuw | 1992, 1996 | |
| Wilfried Nelissen | 1994, 1995 | |
| Tom Boonen | 2009, 2012 | |
| Philippe Gilbert | 2011, 2016 |
Men
Elite
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Belgium |
| Discipline | Road bicycle racing |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Royal Belgian Cycling League |
| History | |
| First edition | 1894 |
| Editions | 117 (as of 2016) |
| First winner | Leon Houa |
| Most wins | Tom Steels (4 wins) |
| Most recent | Philippe Gilbert |
Philippe Gilbert
Under 23
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Rolf Verhaegen | Koen Das | Dave Bruylandts |
| 1997 | Jurgen Vermeersch | Dirk D'Haemers | Bert De Waele |
| 1998 | Sven Spoormakers | Dave Bruylandts | Koen Van De Velde |
| 1999 | Andy Cappelle | Björn Leukemans | Jehudi Schoonacker |
| 2000 | Andy Cappelle | Tom Boonen | Ludovic Draux |
| 2001 | Tom Boonen | Dimitri De Fauw | Kevin Van der Slagmolen |
| 2002 | Nick Nuyens | Philippe Gilbert | Bart Dockx |
| 2003 | Koen Barbé | Jonathan Henrion | Kristof De Zutter |
| 2004 | Maarten Wynants | Jean-Paul Simon | Pieter Duyck |
| 2005 | Dries Devenyns | Lars Croket | Maxime Vantomme |
| 2006 | Greg Van Avermaet | Jérôme Giaux | Pieter Vanspeybrouck |
| 2007 | Pieter Muys | Klaas Lodewyck | Bjorn Coomans |
| 2008 | Dimitri Claeys | Jérôme Baugnies | Jan Bakelants |
| 2009 | Dimitri Claeys | Walt De Winter | Sven Vandousselaere |
| 2010 | Laurens De Vreese | Yannick Eijsen | Jochen Vankerckhoven |
| 2011 | Tim Declercq | Sander Helven | Eliot Lietaer |
| 2012 | Jorne Carolus | Tim De Troyer | Roy Jans |
| 2013 | Jens Wallays | Maarten Craeghs | Frederik Frison |
| 2014 | Jef Van Meirhaeghe | Bert Van Lerberghe | Jelle Donders |
| 2015 | Nathan Van Hooydonck | Jenthe Biermans | Michael Cools |
Women
Elite
See also
- Belgian National Time Trial Championships
- National Road Cycling Championships
- Belgium at the UCI Road World Championships
External links
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