Driedaagse van Antwerpen
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April, June, August |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Three Days of Antwerp |
| Local name(s) | Driedaagse van Antwerpen (in Dutch), Trois jours d'Anvers (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1954 |
| Editions | 6 |
| Final edition | 1960 |
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ "Trois jours d'Anvers (Bel) - Ex". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Driedaagse van Antwerpen". FirstCycling.com. 2022.