Omloop van het Waasland
Belgian one-day road cycling race
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Omloop van het Waasland ("Circuit of Waasland") is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland. From 2005 to 2016, it was organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour before being moved to the national calendar. In 2024, the race returned to the UCI Europe Tour.
Poster to the 2023 edition | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | March |
| Region | Waasland, Belgium |
| English name | Tour of Waasland |
| Local name | Omloop van het Waasland |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | National calendar |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1965 |
| Editions | 60 (as of 2026) |
| First winner |  Martin Van Ginneken (NED) |
| Most wins |  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Kenny Molly (BEL) |
It is also known for being the last professional cycling race in which Eddy Merckx took part before retiring in 1978.
