Handzame Classic
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Handzame Classic |
| Local name(s) | Handzame Classic (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (2002–2010) One-day race (since 2011) |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 (2002) |
| Editions | 16 (as of 2018) |
| First winner |  Johan Museeuw (BEL) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent |  Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) |
Handzame Classic is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders, with a finish in Handzame. Having been a part of the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen from 2002 to 2010, race organisers decided to run the race as a single-day race from 2011 and organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Winners
2015 Handzame Classic : Antoine Demoitié (2), Gianni Meersman (1) & Tiesj Benoot (3).
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | | Johan Museeuw (BEL) | Domo–Farm Frites | |
| 2003 |  | Jimmy Casper (FRA) | FDJeux.com | |
| 2004 |  | Jaan Kirsipuu (EST) | AG2R Prévoyance | |
| 2005 | No race | |||
| 2006 |  | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Davitamon–Lotto | |
| 2007 |  | Hans Dekkers (NED) | Agritubel | |
| 2008 |  | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Française des Jeux | |
| 2009 |  | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Team Katusha | |
| 2010 |  | Robert Wagner (GER) | Skil–Shimano | |
| 2011 | | Steve Schets (BEL) | Donckers Koffie-Jelly Belly | |
| 2012 | | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | |
| 2013 | | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | |
| 2014 |  | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Giant–Shimano | |
| 2015 | | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Etixx–Quick-Step | |
| 2016 |  | Erik Baška (SVK) | Tinkoff | |
| 2017 |  | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | |
| 2018 | | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Quick-Step Floors | |
External links
Official website (in Dutch)
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