Driedaagse van Antwerpen

The Driedaagse van Antwerpen was a short-lived Belgian stage cycling race organized for the last time in 1960.[1]

Driedaagse van Antwerpen
Race details
DateApril, June, August
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameThree Days of Antwerp
Local name(s)Driedaagse van Antwerpen (in Dutch), Trois jours d'Anvers (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat. 1.2
TypeStage race
History
First edition1954 (1954)
Editions6
Final edition1960
First winner Wim Van Est (NED)
Final winner Eddy Pauwels (BEL)

The course was situated in the Antwerp Province. It also included a team time trial, which was held in the city park (Stadspark) of Antwerp.[2]

Rik Van Looy won at least one stage in each edition, except for 1955.

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1954   Wim Van Est   Guido De Santi   Hugo Koblet
Stage winners   Hugo Koblet (ITT)   Germain Derycke   Karel Borgmans   Netherlands (TP)   Rik Van Looy   Hugo Koblet
1955   Germain Derycke   René Mertens   André Vlayen
Stage winners   André Noyelle   Elvé-Peugeot (TTT)   André Darrigade   Jean Brankart   Bernard Gauthier
1956   Rik Van Looy   Raymond Impanis   Wim Van Est
Stage winners   Willy Vannitsen   Rik Van Looy   Van Hauwaert (TTT)   Wim Van Est   Willy Truye
1957   Léon Van Daele   Gilbert Desmet   Jozef Planckaert
Stage winners   Léon Van Daele   Jean Brankart (ITT)   Rik Van Steenbergen   Rik Van Looy   Rik Van Looy
1958   André Vlayen   Rik Van Looy   Frans Arenhouts
Stage winners   Dr. Mann (TTT)   Miguel Poblet   Rik Van Looy   André Vlayen   Jozef Schils
1959 Not held
1960   Eddy Pauwels   Rolf Wolfshohl   Lode Troonbeeckx
Stage winners   Joseph Hoevanaers &   Luis Otaño   Saint-Raphaël (TTT)   Rik Van Looy   Dr. Mann (TTT)   Willy Butzen

References

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  1. ^ "Trois jours d'Anvers (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Driedaagse van Antwerpen". FirstCycling.com. 2022.