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Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen
Date Early March
Region West Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s) Dwars door West-Vlaanderen (Dutch)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type One-day race
First edition 1945 (1945)
Editions 70 (as of 2016)
First winner  Marcel Kint (BEL)
Most wins  Gustaaf Desmet (BEL)
 Patrick Sercu (BEL)
 Wilfried Peeters (BEL)
 Erik Dekker (NED)
 Niko Eeckhout (BEL)
(2 wins)
Most recent  Sean De Bie (BEL)

Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a road bicycle race through the Belgian province of West Flanders.

The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (English: Tour of the Flemish Ardennes) in 1945 as a one-day race. It remained like that until 1999, when it became a two-day stage race and was renamed Guldensporentweedaagse. In 2003 it was extended to three days and became known as the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (English: Three Days of West Flanders) from 2003 to present day. It was also known as the Johan Museeuw Classic. Since 2006 the race has been organized as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

In May 2016 it was announced that from 2017 on the race would become again a one-day race under the name Dwars door West-Vlaanderen. Initially as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour but with the aim of becoming a 1.HC event in the near future.


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