Bruxelles–Meulebeke

Brussels-Meulebeke (Dutch: Brussel-Meulebeke) was a men's road cycling road race held in Belgium annually in May from 1964 to 1975. The competition's roll of honor includes two victories by Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx. The record of victories, however, belongs to Freddy Maertens. The race has always been won by Belgian riders.^[1]

Brussels-Meulebeke

Race details
Date	May
Region	Brabant, East-Flanders, West-Flanders Belgium
English name	Brussels-Meulebeke
Local name(s)	Brussel-Meulebeke (in Dutch) Bruxelles–Meulebeke (in French)
Discipline	Road
Competition	Cat 1.1
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	1964 (1964)
Editions	12
Final edition	1975
First winner	Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Most wins	Freddy Maertens (BEL) (3 wins)
Final winner	Freddy Maertens (BEL)

The last part of this race was cycled behind Dernys.^[2]

Jean-Pierre Monseré in the 1970 Brussels-Meulebeke final

Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1964	Rik Van Looy	Willy Bocklant	Ward Sels
1965	Rik Van Looy	Jozef Huysmans	Guillaume Van Tongerloo
1966	Eddy Merckx	Walter Godefroot	Bernard Van de Kerckhove
1967	Noël Foré	Walter Godefroot	Daniel Van Rijckeghem
1968	Noël Foré	Herman Van Springel	Daniel Van Rijckeghem
1969	Eddy Merckx	Herman Van Springel	Roger De Vlaeminck
1970	Walter Boucquet	Jean-Pierre Monseré	Roger De Vlaeminck
1971	Herman Van Springel	Albert Van Vlierberghe	Noël Van Clooster
1972	Albert Van Vlierberghe	Noël Van Clooster	Ronny Van De Vijver
1973	Freddy Maertens	Ludo Van Der Linden	Willy Teirlinck
1974	Freddy Maertens	Wilfried Wesemael	Walter Planckaert
1975	Freddy Maertens	Dietrich Thurau	René Pijnen

References

1. "Wattrelos-Meulebeke". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
2. "Bruxelles–Meulebeke". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.