Schelde–Dender–Leie

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Schelde-Dender-Leie was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1965.[1]

Schelde-Dender-Leie
Race details
DateMay, June
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameScheldt-Lys-Dender
Local name(s)Schelde-Dender-Leie (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat. 1.2
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1947 (1947)
Editions19
Final edition1965
First winner Désiré Keteleer (BEL)
Most wins (2 wins)
Final winner Léopold Van Den Neste (BEL)

Aalst was both start and finish place.[2] The course, variating between 165 and 252 km, was situated in the valleys of the rivers Scheldt, Dender and Lys.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Second Third
1947   Désiré Keteleer   Gustaaf Van Overloop   Lucien Mathys
1948   August Van Gaever   Achiel Buysse   Lucien Mathys
1949   Georges Desplenter   Emile Rogiers   Eugeen Van Roosbroeck
1950   Maurice Van Herzele   Marcel Boumon   Jules Depooter
1951   Roger Decorte   Lucien Mathys   Robert Vanderstockt
1952   Marcel Ryckaert   Marcel Boumon   Liévin Lerno
1953   Henri Van Kerckhove   Jean Vandervelde   Aloïs Van Steenkiste
1954   Henri Van Kerckhove   Alfred De Bruyne   Omer Braeckevelt
1955   Marcel Janssens   Jan Adriaensens   Calixte Van Steenbrugge
1956   Jozef Schils   Jan Zagers   Henri Van Kerckhove
1957   Jaak De Boever   Henri Van Kerckhove   Armand Desmet
1958   Maurice Meuleman   Roger Devoldere   André Auquier
1959   Piet van den Brekel   Jan Van Gompel   Norbert Kerckhove
1960   Arthur Decabooter   Jozef Schils   Camille Buysse
1961   Gustaaf Van Vaerenbergh   Joseph Planckaert   Frans Aerenhouts
1962   Frans Melckenbeeck   Rik Van Looy   Jozef Schils
1963   Léon Gevaert   Frans Melckenbeeck   André Noyelle
1964   Théo Mertens   Frans Melckenbeeck   Georges Vandenberghe
1965   Léopold Van Den Neste   Eddy Merckx   Sylvain Henckaerts

References

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  1. ^ "Escaut-Dendre-Lys (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "AALST Schelde-Dender-Leie". Site Du Cyclisme (in French). 2022.
  3. ^ "Circuit Escaut-Dendre". FirstCycling.com. 2022.