Omloop van het Zuidwesten

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DateMarch, July
EnglishnameCircuit of the South-West
Localname(s)Omloop van Zuid-West Vlaanderen (in Dutch), Circuit du Sud-Ouest (in French)
Omloop van het Zuidwesten
Race details
DateMarch, July
RegionFlanders, Belgium
English nameCircuit of the South-West
Local name(s)Omloop van Zuid-West Vlaanderen (in Dutch), Circuit du Sud-Ouest (in French)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionCat. 1.2
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1963 (1963)
Editions20
Final edition1982
First winner Marcel Ongenae (BEL)
Most wins (2 wins)
Final winner Alain Van Hoornweder (BEL)

The Omloop van het Zuidwesten was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1982.[1]

The course was around 185 kilometres (115 mi), with Hulste as both start and finish place.[2]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Roger De Vlaeminck, Walter Godefroot and Patrick Sercu.[3]

UCI World Champion Jean-Pierre Monseré (left) in the Omloop van het Zuidwesten 1971

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