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

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

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

References

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