Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne

The Tour of the Zenne Valley (Dutch: Omloop der Zennevallei) was a men's road cycling road race that took place annually from 1962 to 1976 around Dworp, in Belgian Flemish Brabant.[1]

Omloop der Zennevallei
Race details
DateAugust 15
RegionFlemish Brabant, Belgium
English nameTour of the Zenne Valley
Local name(s)Omloop der Zennevallei (in Dutch), Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne (in French)
DisciplineRoad
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1962 (1962)
Editions15
Final edition1976
First winner Clément Roman (FRA)
Most wins
(2 wins)
Final winner Ludo Peeters (BEL)

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx.[2]

Winners
Year Winner Second Third
1962 France Clément Roman Belgium Roger Baens Belgium Marcel Seynaeve
1963 Belgium Bernard Van de Kerckhove United Kingdom Michael Wright Belgium Willy Bocklant
1964 Belgium Emile Daems Belgium Emiel Verheyden Belgium Willy Van Den Eynde
1965 Belgium Martin Van Den Bossche Belgium Jan Nolmans Belgium Willy Van Den Eynde
1966 Belgium Willy Van Den Eynde Belgium Georges Delvael Belgium André Chainniaux
1967 Belgium Eddy Merckx Belgium Alfons De Bal Belgium Willy Donie
1968 Belgium Victor Van Schil Belgium Eddy Merckx Belgium André Gosselin
1969 Belgium Rik Van Looy Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium Erik De Vlaeminck
1970 Belgium Joseph Deschoenmaecker Belgium Raphaël Hooyberghs Belgium André Poppe
1971 Belgium Maurice Dury Belgium Rik Van Linden Belgium Frans Verbeeck
1972 Belgium Georges Pintens Belgium Paul Aerts Belgium Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1973 Belgium Jean-Pierre Berckmans Belgium Roger De Vlaeminck Belgium Gérard Hendrickx
1974 Belgium Alfons De Bal Belgium André Dierickx Belgium Jean-Pierre Berckmans
1975 Belgium Victor Van Schil Belgium Eddy Verstraeten Netherlands Gerben Karstens
1976 Belgium Ludo Peeters Belgium Victor Van Schil Belgium Willy In't Ven

References
  1. "Circuit de la Vallée de la Senne". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. "Omloop der Zennevallei". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
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