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 |
| Editions | 71 (as of 2017) |
| 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 |
Jos van Emden (NED)
|
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) , and remaine in that format up to 2016. It was also known as the Johan Museeuw Classic. From 2006 to 2016 the race was 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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