Schelde–Dender–Leie
Belgian cycling race
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Schelde-Dender-Leie was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1965.[1]
DateMay, June
EnglishnameScheldt-Lys-Dender
LocalnameSchelde-Dender-Leie (in Dutch)
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May, June |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Scheldt-Lys-Dender |
| Local name | Schelde-Dender-Leie (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | Cat. 1.2 |
| Type | One-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1947 |
| Editions | 19 |
| Final edition | 1965 |
| First winner |  Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
| Most wins |
|
| Final winner | Léopold Van Den Neste (BEL) |
Aalst was both start and finish place.[2] The course, variating between 165 and 252 km, was situated in the valleys of the rivers Scheldt, Dender and Lys.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Désiré Keteleer |
Gustaaf Van Overloop |
Lucien Mathys |
| 1948 | August Van Gaever |
Achiel Buysse |
Lucien Mathys |
| 1949 | Georges Desplenter |
Emile Rogiers |
Eugeen Van Roosbroeck |
| 1950 | Maurice Van Herzele |
Marcel Boumon |
Jules Depooter |
| 1951 | Roger Decorte |
Lucien Mathys |
Robert Vanderstockt |
| 1952 | Marcel Ryckaert |
Marcel Boumon |
Liévin Lerno |
| 1953 | Henri Van Kerckhove |
Jean Vandervelde |
Aloïs Van Steenkiste |
| 1954 | Henri Van Kerckhove |
Alfred De Bruyne |
Omer Braeckevelt |
| 1955 | Marcel Janssens |
Jan Adriaensens |
Calixte Van Steenbrugge |
| 1956 | Jozef Schils |
Jan Zagers |
Henri Van Kerckhove |
| 1957 | Jaak De Boever |
Henri Van Kerckhove |
Armand Desmet |
| 1958 | Maurice Meuleman |
Roger Devoldere |
André Auquier |
| 1959 |  Piet van den Brekel |
Jan Van Gompel |
Norbert Kerckhove |
| 1960 | Arthur Decabooter |
Jozef Schils |
Camille Buysse |
| 1961 | Gustaaf Van Vaerenbergh |
Joseph Planckaert |
Frans Aerenhouts |
| 1962 | Frans Melckenbeeck |
Rik Van Looy |
Jozef Schils |
| 1963 | Léon Gevaert |
Frans Melckenbeeck |
André Noyelle |
| 1964 | Théo Mertens |
Frans Melckenbeeck |
Georges Vandenberghe |
| 1965 | Léopold Van Den Neste |
Eddy Merckx |
Sylvain Henckaerts |