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Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem

Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
Date Late August
Region East Flanders, Belgium
English name Grand Prix Stad Zottegem
Local name(s) Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem (Dutch)
Nickname(s) Tistaertprijs
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
Organiser Zottegemse Wielerclub
First edition 1934 (1934)
Editions 81 (as of 2016)
First winner  André Verlinden (BEL)
Most wins  Maurice Blomme (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent  Tim Merlier (BEL)

Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 and 1998 it was called 'Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert - Prijs Groot-Zottegem'. In 1999 it changed to 'G.P. Zottegem - Tistaertprijs' and since 2002 it has the current name.


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