Omloop van Limburg

The Omloop van Limburg was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1969.^[1]

Omloop van Limburg

Race details
Date	May, June
Region	Flanders, Belgium
English name	Circuit of Limburg
Local name(s)	Omloop van Limburg (in Dutch), Circuit du Limbourg (in French)
Discipline	Road
Competition	Cat. 1.2
Type	One-day race
History
First edition	1941 (1941)
Editions	21
Final edition	1969
First winner	Gorgon Hermans (BEL)
Most wins	Willy Vannitsen (BEL) (3 wins)
Final winner	Jan Boonen (BEL)

The course, variating between 145 and 258 km, was situated in the Limburg province. Hasselt was both start and finish place, except for 1965 when the race finished in Genk.

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Steenbergen. The record of victories, however, belongs to Willy Vannitsen.^[2]

Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1941	Gorgon Hermans	Albert Ramon	Adolf Van den Bossche
1942-1947	No race
1948	Rik Evens	Maurice Holsbeek	Karel Van Dormael
1949	No race
1950	Lode Anthonis	Frans Gielen	Julien Janssens
1951	Ernest Sterckx	Edward Peeters	Georges Claes
1952	Wim Van Est	Frans van der Zande	Henk Faanhof
1953	Léopold Schaeken	Frans Loyaerts	Eugeen Van Roosbroeck
1954	André Vlayen	Frans Gielen	Jozef De Feyter
1955	Rik Van Steenbergen	Ernest Sterckx	Marcel Hendrikx
1956	Rik Van Steenbergen	Marcel Ryckaert	Rik Luyten
1957	Jean Pasinetti	Willem Hendriks	Joseph Verachtert
1958	Willy Vannitsen	Alfred De Bruyne	Willem Hendriks
1959	Rik Luyten	Camiel Buysse	Roger Baens
1960	Martin Van Geneugden	Hans Junkermann	Etienne De Baar
1961	Willy Vannitsen	Gilbert Maes	Gustaaf Desmet
1962	Emile Daems	Jean Simon	Jozef Wouters
1963	Ludo Janssens	Robert Seneca	Joseph Hoevenaers
1964	Walter Muylaert	Edward Sels	Michael Wright
1965	Raymond Vrancken	Alfons Hermans	Joseph Haeseldonckx
1966	Willy Vannitsen	Frans Brands	Jan Nolmans
1967	No race
1968	Michel Jacquemin	Pasquale De Luca	Guy Vallée
1969	Jan Boonen	Julien Verstrepen	Cornelis Schuuring