The Textielprijs Vichte is a Belgian cycling race that was organized for the first time in 1928.
With
Vichte Vichte is a village in the municipality of Anzegem, in the south of West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Coun ...
as both start and finish place, the course is situated in the region of West-Flanders.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of
Marcel Kint
Marcel Kint (20 September 1914 – 23 March 2002) was a Belgians, Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the 1938 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, ...
,
Rik Van Looy
Henri "Rik" Van Looy (20 December 1933 – 17 December 2024) was a Belgian professional Cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period. Nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian city ...
,
Walter Godefroot
Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team.
As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summe ...
and
Iljo Keisse
Iljo Keisse (born 21 December 1982) is a Belgian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2022. Keisse races on the track and on the road, specializing himself until recently in riding six-day races. He notably has won ...
. The record of victories, however, belongs to
Alfred Hamerlinck.
Winners
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References
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Cycle races in Belgium
Annual sporting events in Belgium
1928 establishments in Belgium
Recurring sporting events established in 1928