- Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse
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Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Race details Date December Region Overijse, Belgium English name Overijse cyclo-cross Local name(s) Overijse Discipline Cyclo-cross Competition C1 Type Single-day Organiser VZW Sportvrienden Overijse Race director Willy Van Roy History First edition 1960 Editions 70 (as of 2007) First winner 
Pierre Kumps (BEL)Most wins Roland Liboton (BEL) (15 wins)Most recent Sven Nys (BEL)The Vlaamse Druivenveldrit is a cyclo-cross race held in Overijse, Belgium. The race is organised by the VZW Sportvrienden Overijse and was first held in 1960. The race is regarded as a Cyclo-cross classic[1] and has a difficult and dangerous parcours that often results in crashes.
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History
Two members of the Overijse cycling club, Frans Vanhoey and Joris Bergiers, originally organized the event in 1960.[2] Up until 1989 the race was usually held twice a year and was held three times in 1975. In addition the Belgian national cyclo-cross championships have been held on the course on five occasions in 1965, 1976, 1983, 1990 and 1996 and were organized by the same organizations. On two occasions a two-man cyclo-cross race or Kopelveldrit was also ran on the same course and disputed by professional or elite cyclo-cross riders. In 1974, Roger de Vlaeminck and Frans Verbeeck won and in 1984 Adrie van der Poel and Hennie Kuiper won. The 1984 Kopelveldrit was organised as a retirement race for Roger de Vlaeminck. The event formed part of the Superprestige cyclocross series from the beginning of the Superprestige in 1983 until the 2001-2002 season.[3] The race currently is not part of a cyclo-cross classification competition. The race has been won by many of the top cyclo-cross cyclists with multiple Cyclocross world champion Roland Liboton being the record holder in the event with 15 wins. Liboton is followed by the de Vlaeminck brothers, Eric and Roger who have nine and six wins each. In the 2005 edition, Bart Wellens kicked a spectator who was allegedly throwing beer at him. Wellens went on to win the event after Boom slipped in the final lap and initially was awarded the win despite the threat of disqualification.[4] Several days later after a meeting of the three race commissionaires and the UCI, Wellens was disqualified and Boom was awarded the win.[5]
Past winners
Year Date Winner Team 2010 Sven Nys (3)Landbouwkrediet 2009 Niels Albert2008 Kevin PauwelsFidea 2007 Klaas VantornoutFidea 2006 Sven Nys (2)Rabobank 2005 
Lars Boom (Wellens disqualified)[4][5]Rabobank 2004 Sven NysRabobank 2003 Bart Wellens (2)Spaarselect 2002 Bart WellensSpaarselect 2001 Tom VannoppenCollstrop-Palmans 2000 Erwin Vervecken (2)Record Bank 1999 Richard Groenendaal (2)Rabobank 1998 Erwin VerveckenEspace Card 1997 Richard GroenendaalRabobank 1996 
Luca Bramati (2)1995 Luca BramatiSelle Italia-Velta 1994 Adrie van der PoelCollstrop-Cystex 1993 Daniele Pontoni (2)Zalf 1992 Daniele PontoniZalf 1991 
Thomas Frischnecht1990 Danny De Bie (2)SEFB-Saxon 1989 Christian Hautekeete1988 18/12 Danny De Bie1988 17/01 Hennie Stamsnijder (3)PDM-Concorde 1987 20/12 Roland Liboton (15)Guerciotti-Falcon 1987 18/01 Roland Liboton (14)Guerciotti-Falcon 1986 21/12 Hennie Stamsnijder (2)PDM-Concorde 1986 19/01 Roland Liboton (13)Guerciotti-Falcon 1985 20/01 Hennie StamsnijderWilly Van Doorne 1985 22/12 Roland Liboton (12)Guerciotti 1984 22/12 Roland Liboton (11)Guerciotti 1984 22/01 Roland Liboton (10)Guerciotti 1983 11/12 Roland Liboton (9)Guerciotti 1983 23/01 Roland Liboton (8)Guerciotti 1982 21/11 Roland Liboton (7)Vermeer Thijs 1982 24/01 Roland Liboton (6)Vermeer Thijs 1981 22/11 Roland Liboton (5)Vermeer Thijs 1981 25/01 Roland Liboton (4)Vermeer Thijs 1980 23/11 Roland Liboton (3)Marc VRD 1980 06/01 Roland Liboton (2)Marc VRD 1979 18/11 Jan Teugels (2)Duval 1979 07/01 Bert VermeireMarc Zeepcentrale-Superia 1978 19/11 Jan TeugelsDuval 1978 29/01 Roland Liboton1977 20/11 Roger de Vlaeminck (6)Brooklyn 1977 09/01 Eric de Vlaeminck (9)Gios-Torino 1976 Eric de Vlaeminck (8)Gero-Eurosol 1975 29/11 Roger de Vlaeminck (5)Brooklyn 1975 02/11 Norbert Dedeckere (2)Flandria-Carpenter 1975 04/01 Roger de Vlaeminck (4)Brooklyn 1974 Norbert DedeckereFlandria-Carpenter 1973 Roger de Vlaeminck (3)Brooklyn 1972 15/10 Albert van DammeRokado 1972 23/01 Eric de Vlaeminck (7)Flandria Beaulieu 1971 31/10 Eric de Vlaeminck (6)Flandria-Mars 1971 24/01 Eric de Vlaeminck (5)Flandria-Mars 1970 Roger de Vlaeminck (2)Flandria-Mars 1969 Roger de VlaeminckFlandria-De Clerck 1968 Eric de Vlaeminck (4)Goldor-Gerka 1967 Eric de Vlaeminck (3)Groene Leeuw 1966 Eric de Vlaeminck (2)Wiels-Groene Leeuw 1965 Eric de VlaeminckWiels-Groene Leeuw 1964 Roger de Clercq (3)Wiels-Groene Leeuw 1963 Roger de Clercq (2)Wiels-Groene Leeuw 1962 Pierre Kumps (2)1961 Roger de ClercqGroene Leeuw-SAS 1960 Pierre KumpsWomen’s winners
Year Winner Team 2007 
Stefanie PohlTeam Getränke-Hoffmann 2006 Daphny van den BrandAA Drinks Winners when run as Belgian Cyclo Cross Championships
Year Winner Amateur Winner 1996 Erwin Vervecken 1990 Danny De Bie Marc Janssens 1983 Roland Liboton Werner van der Fraenen 1976 Marc de Block Bert Veremeire 1965 Albert van Damme References
- ^ "Nys wins ‘mother of all crosses’". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/cross.php?id=cross/2006/dec06/overijse06. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Familiecross werd business". Nieuwsblad.be. http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?articleid=SM1LE9LL. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Overzicht 25 jaar Superprestige". Superprestige cyclo cross. http://www.superprestigecyclocross.com/cms/default.asp?contentID=509. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ a b "Wellens hits spectator". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/dec05/dec19news. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ a b "Wellens disqualified after hitting spectator". Cyclingnews.com. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/dec05/dec21news. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
External links
Categories:- Cyclo-cross races
- Cycle races in Belgium
- Recurring sporting events established in 1960
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