Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
Belgian cyclist
Poster to the 1993 edition | |
Race details | |
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Date | Late-August |
Region | Brussels, Belgium |
English name | Grand Prix Eddy Merckx |
Local name(s) | Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (in French) |
Discipline | Road race |
Type | Individual Time Trial Team Time Trial |
History | |
First edition | 1980 (1980) |
Editions | 25 |
Final edition | 2004 |
First winner | Knut Knudsen |
Most wins | Knut Knudsen Eric Vanderaerden Chris Boardman Abraham Olano Marc Wauters Erik Dekker (2 wins) |
Final winner | Thomas Dekker Koen de Kort |
Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of the UCI ProTour in 2005. The race was initially an individual time trial, becoming a Team time trial of two riders in 1998. It usually had a duration of 60-70 km, with the 2003 being the shortest at 26 km because of a nearby fire.
Winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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1980 | Norway | Knut Knudsen | |
1981 | Norway | Knut Knudsen | |
1982 | Belgium | Daniel Willems | |
1983 | Belgium | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | |
1984 | Belgium | Claude Criquielion | |
1985 | Belgium | Eric Vanderaerden | |
1986 | France | Charly Mottet | |
1987 | Belgium | Eric Vanderaerden | |
1988 | Belgium | Edwig Van Hooydonck | |
1989 | Great Britain | Sean Yates | |
1990 | Netherlands | Frans Maassen | |
1991 | Netherlands | Erik Breukink | |
1992 | Netherlands | Jelle Nijdam | |
1993 | Great Britain | Chris Boardman | |
1994 | Switzerland | Tony Rominger | |
1995 | Belgium | Johan Museeuw | |
1996 | Great Britain | Chris Boardman | |
1997 | Spain | Abraham Olano | |
1998 | Spain | Abraham Olano (victory shared with José Vicente García) | |
1998 | Spain | José Vicente García (victory shared with Abraham Olano) | |
1999 | Belgium | Marc Wauters (victory shared with Erik Dekker) | |
1999 | Netherlands | Erik Dekker (victory shared with Marc Wauters) | |
2000 | United States | Lance Armstrong | |
2000 | Russia | Viatcheslav Ekimov | |
2001 | Belgium | Marc Wauters (victory shared with Erik Dekker) | |
2001 | Netherlands | Erik Dekker (victory shared with Marc Wauters) | |
2002 | Hungary | László Bodrogi (victory shared with Fabian Cancellara) | |
2002 | Switzerland | Fabian Cancellara (victory shared with László Bodrogi) | |
2003 | Germany | Michael Rich (victory shared with Uwe Peschel) | |
2003 | Germany | Uwe Peschel (victory shared with Michael Rich) | |
2004 | Netherlands | Thomas Dekker (victory shared with Koen de Kort) | |
2004 | Netherlands | Koen de Kort (victory shared with Thomas Dekker) |
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