Nokere Koerse

Nokere Koerse
Race details
Date Late March
Region Flanders, Belgium
English name Nokere Koerse
Local name(s) Nokere Koerse (in Dutch)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type One-day race
History
First edition 1944 (1944)
Editions 72 (as of 2018)
First winner  Marcel Kint (BEL)
Most wins  Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent  Fabio Jakobsen (NED)

Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Starting in 2016 it was a 1.HC event.

The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who was born in Nokere.

Only seven cyclists not born in Belgium or the Netherlands have been able to win this semi classic.

There was no edition in 2013 due to bad winter weather.

Winners

The 2015 podium (from left to right): Scott Thwaites, Kris Boeckmans and Justin Jules.
Rider Team
1944 Belgium Marcel Kint (BEL) Mercier-Hutchinson
1945 Belgium Briek Schotte (BEL) Groene Leeuw
1946 Belgium Emmanuel Thoma (BEL) Starnord
1947 Belgium Albert Sercu (BEL) Bertin-Wolber
1948 Belgium Roger Cnockaert (BEL) Celta
1949 Belgium Ernest Sterckx (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop
1950 Belgium Jules Depoorter (BEL) Dardenne
1951 Belgium Gerard Buyl (BEL) Dossche Sport
1952 Netherlands Wim van Est (NED) Locomotief-Wego
1953 Belgium Basiel Wambeke (BEL) Girardengo
1954 Belgium Jan Zagers (BEL) Girardengo-Eldorado
1955 Belgium Jozef Schils (BEL) Girardengo-Eldorado
1956 Belgium Marcel Rijckaert (BEL) Dossche Sport
1957 France André Auquier (FRA) Rochet-Dunlop
1958 Belgium Arthur Decabooter (BEL) Groene Leeuw-Leopold
1959 No race
1960 Belgium Gilbert Desmet (BEL) Carpano
1961 Belgium Leon Vandaele (BEL) Wiel's-Flandria
1962 No race
1963 Belgium Frans De Mulder (BEL) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1964 Belgium Robert De Middeleir (BEL) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
1965 Belgium Arthur Decabooter (BEL) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1966 Belgium Jacques De Boever (BEL) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw
1967 Belgium Walter Godefroot (BEL) Flandria–De Clerck
1968 Belgium Frans Brands (BEL) Smiths
1969 Belgium Roger Rosiers (BEL) Mann-Grundig
1970 Belgium André Dierickx (BEL) Flandria–Mars
1971 Belgium Herman Van Springel (BEL) Molteni
1972 Belgium Tony Houbrechts (BEL) Salvarani
1973 Belgium Noël Van Tyghem (BEL) Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano
1974 Belgium Freddy Maertens (BEL) Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
1975 Belgium Marc Demeyer (BEL) Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria
1976 Belgium Luc Leman (BEL) Miko-de Gribaldy-Superia
1977 Belgium Frans Van Looy (BEL) Maes-Mini Flat
1978 Belgium Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (BEL) IJsboerke-Gios
1979 Belgium Hendrik Devos (BEL) Flandria–Ça va seul
1980 Belgium Jos Van De Poel (BEL) IJsboerke-Warncke
1981 Netherlands Gerrie Knetemann (NED) TI–Raleigh
1982 Belgium William Tackaert (BEL) DAF Trucks
1983 Belgium Walter Schoonjans (BEL) Vorselaars Autoschade
1984 Belgium Jan Bogaert (BEL) Dries-Verandalux
1985 France Diederik Foubert (FRA) Safir-Van de Ven
1986 Belgium Luc Colijn (BEL) Fangio-AD Renting
1987 Belgium Etienne De Wilde (BEL) Sigma
1988 Belgium Patrick Versluys (BEL) Intral Renting-Merckx
1989 Belgium Rik Van Slycke (BEL) Histor-Sigma
1990 Belgium Herman Frison (BEL) Histor-Sigma
1991 Belgium Koen Van Rooy (BEL) La William-Saltos
1992 Belgium Johan Capiot (BEL) TVM-Sanyo
1993 Netherlands Michel Cornelisse (NED) La William-Duvel
1994 Belgium Peter De Clercq (BEL) Lotto
1995 Belgium Jo Planckaert (BEL) Collstrop-Lystex
1996 Belgium Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) TVM-Farm Frites
1997 Belgium Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) TVM-Farm Frites
1998 Australia Scott Sunderland (AUS) Palmans-Ideal
1999 Netherlands Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) TVM-Farm Frites
2000 Belgium Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) Palmans-Ideal
2001 Belgium Michel Vanhaecke (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Colnago
2002 Switzerland Aurélien Clerc (SUI) Mapei–Quick-Step
2003 Netherlands Matthé Pronk (NED) BankGiroLoterij
2004 Netherlands Max van Heeswijk (NED) U.S. Postal Service
2005 Netherlands Steven de Jongh (NED) Rabobank
2006 Belgium Bert Roesems (BEL) Davitamon–Lotto
2007 Netherlands Leon van Bon (NED) Rabobank
2008 Belgium Wouter Weylandt (BEL) Quick-Step
2009 Australia Graeme Brown (AUS) Rabobank
2010 Belgium Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Cofidis
2011 Belgium Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick-Step
2012 Italy Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2013 No race due to snow[1]
2014 Belgium Kenny Dehaes (BEL) Lotto–Belisol
2015 Belgium Kris Boeckmans (BEL) Lotto–Soudal
2016 Belgium Timothy Dupont (BEL) Verandas Willems
2017 France Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Cofidis
2018 Netherlands Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Quick-Step Floors

References

  1. "Forse sneeuwval dwarsboomt Nokere Koerse" (in Dutch). Sporza. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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