The Grand Prix Union Dortmund was a German cycling race organized for the last time in 1984.
The course was between 130 and 172 km, with Dortmund as both start and finish place.
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Eddy Merckx, Hennie Kuiper and Patrick Sercu. Merckx won two editions and finished two times as third.
Only two German riders, Rudi Altig and Dietrich Thurau, managed to win the race. For a few years, a parallel race for amateurs was also organized.
Winners YearWinnerSecondThird1962 Piet Damen Jaap Kersten Coen Niesten1963 Willy Vannitsen Jacques Anquetil Horst Oldenburg1964 Rudi Altig Hans Junkermann Peter Post1965 Jan Hugens Jan Lauwers Wim de Jager1966 Wim de Jager Peter Glemser Guido De Rosso1967 Jean-Baptiste Claes Winfried Boelke Peter Post1968 Erik De Vlaeminck Roger Legrange Frans Verbeeck1969 Julien Stevens Winfried Boelke Walter Godefroot1970 Eddy Merckx Noël Vanclooster Maurice Dury1971 Herman Van Springel Julien Stevens Eddy Merckx1972 Eddy Merckx Wilfried Peffgen Gerben Karstens1973 Antoine Houbrechts Willy Teirlinck Eddy Merckx1974 Hennie Kuiper Joseph Bruyère Joseph Huysmans1975 Rik Van Linden André Dierickx Dietrich Thurau1976 André Dierickx Dietrich Thurau Roland Schar1977 Dietrich Thurau Jozef Jacobs Frank Hoste1978 Gery Verlinden Daniel Willems Alfons De Bal1979 Patrick Sercu Sean Kelly Willem Peeters1980 Jostein Wilmann Bruno Wolfer Roberto Ceruti1981 Theo de Rooy Gregor Braun Jean-Marie Grezet1982 Ad Wijnands Adri van der Poel Eric McKenzie1983 Theo de Rooy Gerard Veldscholten Adri van der Poel1984 Gerard Veldscholten Theo de Rooy Louis Luyten
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