Erondegemse Pijl
Defunct Belgian women's road bicycle race
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The Erondegemse Pijl (also known as Erpe–Mere) was a women's professional one-day road bicycle race held annually in and around Erondegem, in the municipality of Erpe-Mere, East Flanders, Belgium. First contested in 1995, it joined the UCI calendar as a 1.2 event in 2011 and in several seasons formed part of the Lotto Cycling Cup.[1][2] The 26th running, scheduled for 1 August 2020, was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the race has not returned to the international calendar.[3][4]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Belgium |
| Local name | Erondegemse Pijl |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | National (1995–2010); UCI 1.2 (2011–2019); part of Lotto Cycling Cup (selected years) |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Wielerclub Velo-Plus |
| History | |
| First edition | 1995 |
| Editions | 25 |
| Final edition | 2019 |
History
The event was organised by Wielerclub Velo-Plus and traditionally started near the Steenberg administrative centre in Erpe-Mere before finishing in Erondegem. The 2018 edition was billed locally as the 24th running; the 2019 race was staged as the 25th edition.[5][6] In its UCI era (2011–2019) the race carried a 1.2 classification; official UCI results are archived for recent editions.[7][8]
Past winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Netherlands |
Chantal Blaak | AA Drink Cycling Team |
| 2012 | Netherlands |
Adrie Visser | Skil 1t4i |
| 2013 |  Belgium |
Maaike Polspoel | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team |
| 2014 | Belgium |
Ann-Sophie Duyck | Autoglas Wetteren Cycling Team |
| 2015 | Netherlands |
Thalita De Jong | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 2016 | Netherlands |
Lucinda Brand | Rabobank–Liv Giant |
| 2017 | Netherlands |
Julia Soek | Team Sunweb |
| 2018 | Netherlands |
Nina Kessler | Hitec Products |
| 2019 | Netherlands |
Monique van de Ree | BTC City Ljubljana |