Omloop van het Waasland ("Circuit of Waasland") is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland. From 2005 to 2016, it was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour before being moved to the national calendar. In 2024, the race returned to the UCI Europe Tour.
Race details | |
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Date | March |
Region | Waasland, Belgium |
English name | Tour of Waasland |
Local name(s) | Omloop van het Waasland |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | National calendar |
Type | Single-day |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 1965 |
Editions | 58 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Martin Van Ginneken (NED) |
Most wins | Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (3 wins) |
Most recent | Samuel Leroux (FRA) |
It is also known for being the last professional cycling race in which Eddy Merckx took part before retiring in 1978.