The Omloop der Zuid-West-Vlaamse Bergen was a Belgian post-WW II cycling race organized for the last time in 1975.
The course, between 140 and 200 km, was situated in West Flanders, against the French border. Poperinge was both start and finish place.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Jozef Planckaert and Jean-Pierre Monseré.
Winners YearWinnerSecondThird1946 Joseph Didden Désiré Stadsbader Maurice Desimpelaere1947 Theo Middelkamp René Janssens Lucien Matthijs1948 Hilaire Couvreur Odiel Van Den Meerschaut Roger De Corte1949 Georges Claes Albert Ramon Frans Loyaerts1950 Lode Anthonis André Pieters Julien Van Dycke1951 Valère Ollivier Frans Loyaerts Florent Rondelé1952 Briek Schotte Hilaire Couvreur Léopold Degraeveleyn1953 Valère Ollivier Roger Desmet Germain Derycke1954 Valère Ollivier André Maelbrancke André Rosseel1955 Jozef Planckaert Lucien Demunster André Rosseel1956 Germain Derycke Norbert Kerckhove Henri Denys1957 Norbert Kerckhove Luc Taillieu Henri Denys1958 Emile Van Cauter Adhémar De Blaere Michel Deboodt1959 Lucien Demunster Willy Truye André Messelis1960 Romain Van Wynsberghe Bastiaan Maliepaard Léon Van Daele1961 Jaak De Boever Karel Clerckx Léopold Rosseel1962 Noel Fore André Noyelle Oswald Declercq1963 André Noyelle Willy Raes Alfons Hermans1964 Georges Vandenberghe Marcel Bostoen Alfons Hermans1965 Joseph Hoevenaers André Messelis Willy Bocklant1966 Eric Demunster Oswald Declercq Herman Van Loo1967 Eric Demunster René Chtiej Daniel Van Ryckeghem1968 Joseph Mathy Willy Donie Michel Jacquemin1969 Willy De Geest Joseph Timmerman Noël Vantyghem1970 Jean-Pierre Monseré Roland Callewaert Willy Donie1971 Tony Gakens Hugo De Raes Raphaël Van Bruane1972 Hervé Vermeeren Christian Callens Luc Van Goidshoven1973 José Vanackere Eddy Goossens Eddy Moreels1974 Rik Van Linden Willy Planckaert Noël Vantyghem1975 Willem Peeters José Vanackere Léon Thomas
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