Men Elite history

1. United States of America Matteo Jorgenson 2. Norway Jonas Abrahamsen 3. Switzerland Stefan Küng 4. Belgium Tiesj Benoot 5. Belgium Dries De Bondt 6. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Joshua Tarling 7. Italy Jonathan Milan 8. Denmark Michael Valgren 9. Denmark Mathias Jorgensen Norsgaard 10. France Thomas Gachignard

Results 2024

American Matteo Jorgenson won his first ever spring classic in Waregem. He a successfully ended a 7 km solo on the Verbindingsweg. Abrahamsen was second, Küng third.

Edition 2024
1. United States of America Matteo Jorgenson 2. Norway Jonas Abrahamsen 3. Switzerland Stefan Küng
Edition 2023
1. France Christophe Laporte 2. Spain Oier Lazkano 3. United States of America Neilson Powless
Edition 2022
1. Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel 2. Belgium Tiesj Benoot 3. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tom Pidcock
Edition 2021
1. Netherlands Dylan van Baarle 2. France Christophe Laporte 3. Belgium Tim Merlier
Edition 2020

No race

Edition 2019
1. Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel 2. France Anthony Turgis 3. Luxembourg Bob Jungels
Edition 2018
1. Belgium Yves Lampaert 2. Netherlands Mike Teunissen 3. Belgium Sep Vanmarcke
Edition 2017
1. Belgium Yves Lampaert 2. Belgium Philippe Gilbert 3. Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko
Edition 2016
1. Belgium Jens Debusschere 2. France Bryan Coquard 3. Belgium Edward Theuns
Edition 2015
1. Belgium Jelle Wallays 2. Belgium Edward Theuns 3. Netherlands Dylan van Baarle
Edition 2014
1. Netherlands Niki Terpstra 2. United States of America Tyler Farrar 3. Slovenia Borut Bozic
Edition 2013
1. Italy Oscar Gatto 2. Slovenia Borut Bozic 3. Australia Mathew Hayman
Edition 2012
1. Netherlands Niki Terpstra 2. France Sylvain Chavanel 3. Netherlands Koen De Kort
Edition 2011
1. Belgium Nick Nuyens 2. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Geraint Thomas 3. United States of America Tyler Farrar
Edition 2010
1. Denmark Matti Breschel 2. Belgium Björn Leukemans 3. Netherlands Niki Terpstra
Edition 2009
1. Belgium Kevin Van Impe 2. Belgium Niko Eeckhout 3. Belgium Tom Boonen
Edition 2008
1. France Sylvain Chavanel 2. Netherlands Steven De Jongh 3. Belgium Niko Eeckhout
Edition 2007
1. Belgium Tom Boonen 2. Belgium Niko Eeckhout 3. Australia Stuart O'Grady
Edition 2006
1. Belgium Frederik Veuchelen 2. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Jeremy Hunt 3. France Lloyd Mondory
Edition 2005
1. Belgium Niko Eeckhout 2. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Roger Hammond 3. Italy Gabriele Balducci
Edition 2004
1. Belgium Ludovic Capelle 2. Estonia Jaan Kirsipuu 3. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Roger Hammond
Edition 2003
1. Australia Robbie McEwen 2. Australia Baden Cooke 3. Netherlands Max van Heeswijk
Edition 2002
1. Australia Baden Cooke 2. Hungary Laszlo Bodrogi 3. Belgium Jo Planckaert
Edition 2001
1. Belgium Niko Eeckhout 2. Belgium Wilfried Peeters 3. Latvia Arvis Piziks
Edition 2000
1. Netherlands Tristan Hoffman 2. Belgium Peter Van Petegem 3. Denmark Lars Michaelsen
Edition 1999
1. Belgium Johan Museeuw 2. Belgium Michel Vanhaecke 3. Belgium Chris Peers
Edition 1998
1. Belgium Tom Steels 2. Belgium Johan Capiot 3. Belgium Andrei Tchmil
Edition 1997
1. Belgium Andrei Tchmil 2. France Ludovic Auger 3. Belgium Hans De Clercq
Edition 1996
1. Netherlands Tristan Hoffman 2. Belgium Edwig Van Hooydonck 3. Sweden Brian Holm
Edition 1995
1. Netherlands Jelle Nijdam 2. Belgium Tom Steels 3. Italy Adriano Baffi
Edition 1994
1. Belgium Carlo Bomans 2. Belgium Marc Sergeant 3. Belgium Ludwig Willems
Edition 1993
1. Belgium Johan Museeuw 2. Italy Franco Ballerini 3. Belgium Jo Planckaert
Edition 1992
1. Germany Olaf Ludwig 2. Netherlands Mauro Zanoli 3. Belgium Jean-Pierre Heynderickx
Edition 1991
1. Belgium Eric Vanderaerden 2. Germany Uwe Raab 3. Germany Remig Stumpf
Edition 1990
1. Belgium Edwig Van Hooydonck 2. Netherlands Adrie van der Poel 3. Belgium Marc Sergeant
Edition 1989
1. Belgium Dirk De Wolf 2. Netherlands Theo de Rooy 3. Belgium Johan Museeuw
Edition 1988
1. Netherlands John Thalen 2. Belgium Fons De Wolf 3. Netherlands Nico Verhoeven
Edition 1987
1. Netherlands Jelle Nijdam 2. Belgium Herman Frison 3. Ireland Sean Kelly
Edition 1986
1. Belgium Eric Vanderaerden 2. Netherlands Adrie van der Poel 3. Netherlands Peter Stevenhaagen
Edition 1985
1. Belgium Eddy Planckaert 2. Belgium Eric Vanderaerden 3. Belgium Jef Lieckens
Edition 1984
1. Belgium Walter Planckaert 2. Belgium Rudy Matthijs 3. Belgium Marc Sergeant
Edition 1983
1. Belgium Etienne De Wilde 2. Netherlands Jan Raas 3. Belgium Eric Vanderaerden
Edition 1982
1. Netherlands Jan Raas 2. Belgium Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke 3. Belgium Eddy Vanhaerens
Edition 1981
1. Belgium Frank Hoste 2. Netherlands Cees Priem 3. Belgium Gerrit Van Gestel
Edition 1980
1. Netherlands Johan Van Der Meer 2. Netherlands Jan Raas 3. Belgium Guido Van Sweevelt
Edition 1979
1. Belgium Gustaaf Vanroosbroeck 2. Belgium Walter Planckaert 3. Netherlands Jan Raas
Edition 1978
1. Netherlands Adri Jos Schipper 2. Belgium Frank Hoste 3. Belgium Guido Van Sweevelt
Edition 1977
1. Belgium Walter Planckaert 2. Belgium Eric Leman 3. Belgium Marc Demeyer
Edition 1976
1. Belgium Willy Planckaert 2. Belgium Marc Demeyer 3. Belgium Walter Planckaert
Edition 1975
1. Netherlands Cees Priem 2. Netherlands Tino Tabak 3. Belgium Roger Swerts
Edition 1974
1. Belgium Louis Verreydt 2. Belgium Ronald Dewitte 3. Netherlands René Pijnen
Edition 1973
1. Belgium Roger Loysch 2. Belgium Joseph Abelshausen 3. Belgium Freddy Maertens
Edition 1972
1. Belgium Marc Demeyer 2. Belgium Noël Van Tieghem 3. Belgium Eddy Verstraeten
Edition 1970
1. Belgium Daniel Van Ryckeghem 2. Belgium Eric Leman 3. Belgium Frans Verbeeck
Edition 1969
1. Belgium Eric Leman 2. Belgium Albert Van Vlierberghe 3. Belgium Willy Van Neste
Edition 1968
1. Belgium Walter Godefroot 2. Belgium Willy Monty 3. Belgium Bernard Vandekerckhove
Edition 1967
1. Belgium Daniel Van Ryckeghem 2. Belgium Georges Vandenberghe 3. Belgium Jos Spruyt
Edition 1966
1. Belgium Walter Godefroot 2. Belgium Willy Bocklant 3. Netherlands Peter Post
Edition 1965
1. Belgium Alfons Hermans 2. Belgium Julien Haelterman 3. Belgium Roger De Breuker
Edition 1964
1. Netherlands Piet Van Est 2. Belgium Etienne Vercauteren 3. Belgium Jos Dewit
Edition 1963
1. Belgium Clément Roman 2. Germany Dieter Puschel 3. Belgium Robert Seneca
Edition 1962
1. Belgium Martin Van Geneugden 2. Netherlands Piet Rentmeester 3. Netherlands Piet Van Est
Edition 1961
1. Belgium Maurice Meuleman 2. Belgium Romain Vanwynsberghe 3. Belgium Leon Vandaele
Edition 1960
1. Belgium Arthur Decabooter 2. Belgium Edgard Sorgeloos 3. Belgium Julien Schepens
Edition 1959
1. Belgium Roger Baens 2. Belgium Louis Proost 3. Belgium Briek Schotte
Edition 1958
1. Belgium André Vlaeyen 2. Belgium Norbert Van Tieghem 3. Belgium Ernest Heyvaert
Edition 1957
1. Belgium Noël Foré 2. Belgium Michel Van Aerde 3. Belgium André Noyelle
Edition 1956
1. Belgium Lucien Demunster 2. Belgium Frans Schoubben 3. Belgium André Rosseel
Edition 1955
1. Belgium Briek Schotte 2. Belgium Fred Debruyne 3. Belgium Alfons Vandenbrande
Edition 1954
1. Belgium Germain Derycke 2. Belgium Briek Schotte 3. Belgium Florent Rondelé
Edition 1953
1. Belgium Briek Schotte 2. Netherlands Adrie Voorting 3. Belgium Marcel De Mulder
Edition 1952
1. Belgium André Maelbrancke 2. Belgium Lode Wouters 3. Belgium Karel Debaere
Edition 1951
1. Belgium Raymond Impanis 2. Belgium Marcel Hendrickx 3. Belgium André Rosseel
Edition 1950
1. Belgium André Rosseel 2. Belgium Emile Van Der Veken 3. Belgium Jules Depoorter
Edition 1949
1. Belgium Raymond Impanis 2. Belgium Lionel Vanbrabant 3. Belgium Maurice Mollin
Edition 1948
1. Belgium André Rosseel 2. Belgium Florent Mathieu 3. Belgium Roger Desmet
Edition 1947
1. Belgium Albert Sercu 2. Belgium Julien Van Dycke 3. Belgium Emile Masson
Edition 1946
1. Belgium Maurice Desimpelaere 2. Belgium Norbert Callens 3. Belgium Briek Schotte
Edition 1945
1. Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen 2. Belgium Briek Schotte 3. Belgium Norbert Callens

Record holders

No less than 14 riders have won Dwars door Vlaanderen twice in their careers. Yet there is only one rider who managed that feat two years in a row: Yves Lampaert.

© Collectie KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport (Roeselare)
© Collectie KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport (Roeselare)

André Rosseel was the first rider in the history of Dwars door Vlaanderen, then Dwars door België, to win the race twice. In 1948, Rosseel succeeded ahead of Florent Mathieu. In 1950, two years later, Rosseel became the race’s record holder.  

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In 1951, one year after André Rosseel’s second victory, Dwars door Vlaanderen got a second record holder in the form of Raymond Impanis. In 1949, Impanis was stronger than Lionel Van Brabant. Two years later, he defeated Marcel Hendrickx.  

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Briek Schotte, who for years lived in the Waregemse borough of Desselgem, succeeded in winning Dwars door Vlaanderen twice in the early 1950s. In his first victory, in 1953, Iron Briek proved stronger than the Dutchman Adri Voorting. Two years later, Schotte made it ahead of Alfred De Bruyne. 

 

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In the late sixties, Walter Godefroot celebrated victory twice in Dwars door Vlaanderen. In 1966 he was the best ahead of Willy Bocklant and the Dutchman Peter Post. Two years later, the podium was entirely Belgian. Godefroot won ahead of Willy Monty and Bernard Van De Kerckhove. 

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© Collectie KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport (Roeselare)

Daniel Van Ryckeghem succeeded in winning Dwars door Vlaanderen twice as rider with Dr. Mann – Grundig. In 1967, he celebrated for the first time in Waregem. In 1970, he beat Eric Leman. 

A year after brother Willy, Walter Planckaert won Dwars door Vlaanderen for the first time in 1977. In a two-man sprint, he showed himself to be the better of Luc Leman. In 1984, Walter was again the best in Waregem. After a four-man sprint, he was crowned co-record holder of the race. 

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In 1986, Eric Vanderaerden took his place at the top of the podium of Dwars door Vlaanderen. In an elite group of ten, the Belgian from Panasonic was faster than Adrie van der Poel. Five years later, Vanderaerden joined the list of record holders by defeating the Germans Uwe Raab and Remig Stumpf. 

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After a fine solo, Jelle Nijdam was crowned winner of Dwars door Vlaanderen for the first time in 1987. The Dutchman from the team Superconfex - Kwantum, had a 53-second lead over the trio Herman Frison, Sean Kelly and Jean-Marie Wampers. No less than eight years later, Nijdam won the race for a second time. Tom Steels and Adriano Baffi accompanied him on the podium that year. 

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Johan Museeuw also won Dwars door Vlaanderen twice. The Lion of Flanders won for the first time in 1993. That year, he beat his GB-MG Maglificio teammate Franco Ballerini in a two-man sprint. Museeuw also managed to win a two-man sprint six years later. In 1999, Michel Vanhaecke lost. 

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Tristan Hoffman won Dwars door Vlaanderen for the first time in 1996. Then, the TVM – Farm Frites rider was the fastest in a group of four. He beat Edwig Van Hooydonck in the sprint. Four years later, he sprinted to victory again. This time, he beat the likes of Peter Van Petegem and Lars Michaelsen in a larger group. 

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‘Rambo’ was the nickname of Niko Eeckhout in the peloton. The Belgian owed his name to his phenomenal performance during Dwars door Vlaanderen 2001. In a rain-soaked edition, Eeckhout attacked with his teammate Thierry Marichal a few kilometres after the start. With more than 50 kilometres to go, Marichal’s legs could give no more, but Eeckhout continued on. After an attack of 201 kilometres, he arrived solo in Waregem. Four years later he succeeded in winning Dwars door Vlaanderen for a second time. Then he was the fastest in a group of eight. 

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Niki Terpstra’s first victory was one that won respect. The Dutchman attacked thirty kilometres from the finish line and arrived solo. He beat his teammate Sylvain Chavanel and compatriot Koen de Kort by 47 seconds. In 2014, he won again by managing to stay ahead of a sprinting peloton. 

In Dwars door Vlaanderen 2017, there was little that could be done about the supremacy of Quick-Step Floors. Yves Lampaert finished off an excellent team performance. He attacked seven kilometres from the finish and soloed to victory. A year later, Lampaert won again. In a very wet edition, he crept away from a leading group before again finishing solo. 

In 2019, Mathieu van der Poel competed in a number of the spring classics for the first time. The Dutchman could quickly taste success in Dwars door Vlaanderen. In Waregem, he was the fastest in a group of 5, ahead of Anthony Turgis and Bob Jungels. After a winter full of injuries, Van der Poel was at the start of Dwars door Vlaanderen in 2022. On the Verbindingsweg he sprinted away from Benoot and succeeded in winning again.