De Vlaamse Pijl

De Vlaamse Pijl (English: Flemish Arrow) is a Belgian road bicycle race held annually since 1968.^[1] The race starts and ends in Harelbeke.^[2] From 2005 until 2012, it was rated as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour, however in 2013 the race was no longer held separately but became part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen stage race.^[3]

De Vlaamse Pijl

Race details
Date	Early-March
Region	Harelbeke, Belgium
English name	Flemish Arrow
Local name(s)	Flèche flamande (in French)
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour (as part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen)
Type	Single-day
Web site	www.devlaamsepijl.be
History
First edition	1968 (1968)
Editions	48 (as of 2016)
First winner	Julien Vermote (BEL)
Most wins	Julien Vermote (BEL)  Eddy Planckaert (BEL)  Patrick Hendrickx (BEL)  Jurgen Vermeersch (BEL)  Frédéric Amorison (BEL) (2 wins)
Most recent	Dylan Groenewegen (NED)

Winners

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1968	Belgium	Julien Vermote
1969	Belgium	Eric Vermeeren
1970	Belgium	Julien Vermote
1971	Belgium	José Van Ackere
1972	Belgium	Luc Demets
1973	Netherlands	Wim De Waal
1974	Belgium	Daniel D'Hooghe
1975	Belgium	Emiel Vergote
1976	Netherlands	Peter Gödde
1977	Belgium	Johnny Denul
1978	Belgium	Eddy Planckaert
1979	Belgium	Eddy Planckaert
1980	Netherlands	Mario Van Vlimmeren
1981	Belgium	René De Brucker
1982	Belgium	Rudy Declerck
1983	Belgium	Luc Meersman
1984	Belgium	Ronny Westelinck
1985	Belgium	Patrick Hendrickx
1986	Belgium	Guy Rooms
1987	Netherlands	Adrie Kools
1988	Belgium	Patrick Hendrickx
1989	Belgium	Eric De Clercq
1990	Belgium	Hans De Clercq
1991	Belgium	Pascal Desmul
1992	Netherlands	Gino Bos
1993	Belgium	Andy De Smet
1994	Belgium	Giovanni Cornette
1995	Belgium	Patrick Roelandt
1996	Belgium	Fabien De Waele
1997	Netherlands	Karsten Kroon
1998	Belgium	Geoffrey Demeyere
1999	Belgium	Luc De Duytsche
2000	Belgium	Tim Meeusen
2001	Belgium	Stijn Devolder
2002	Belgium	Bart Dockx	Domo-Sweet Paradise
2003	Belgium	Jurgen Vermeersch	Cerdi Team
2004	Belgium	Jurgen Vermeersch	Cerdi Team Ingelmunster
2005	No race
2006	Belgium	Evert Verbist	Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2007	Belgium	Jelle Vanendert	Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen
2008	Netherlands	Bram Schmitz	Van Vliet-EBH Elshof
2009	Belgium	Jan Ghyselinck	Beveren 2000
2010	New Zealand	Clinton Avery	PWS Eijssen
2011	Belgium	Frédéric Amorison	Landbouwkrediet
2012	Belgium	Frédéric Amorison	Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
2013	Italy	Danilo Napolitano	Accent Jobs–Wanty
2014	Netherlands	Danny van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
2015	Belgium	Yves Lampaert	Etixx–Quick-Step
2016	Netherlands	Dylan Groenewegen	LottoNL–Jumbo