The Brabantse Pijl (, or Flèche Branconne) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. The race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour from 2005 to 2009, a 1.HC event from 2010 to 2019, and since 2020 has been part of the UCI ProSeries.
Zaventem used to be the city of start; in 2008 however, Leuven became the place of start. Until 2009, the finish was located in Alsemberg and, in 2010, it moved to Overijse. Also in 2010, the fixed date of the Brabantse Pijl shifted from the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders to the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race.
In 2011, the race was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Edwig Van Hooydonck holds the record for most wins in the race with four between 1987 and 1995.
Winners
Multiple winners Active riders are in italics Wins Rider Nationality Editions 4 Edwig Van Hooydonck 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 3 Johan Capiot 1988, 1989, 1992Óscar Freire 2005, 2006, 2007Johan Museeuw 1996, 1998, 2000 2 Michele Bartoli 1994, 1999Michael Boogerd 2001, 2003Philippe Gilbert 2011, 2014Herman Van Springel 1970, 1974
Wins per country Wins Country 39 7 6 3 1
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