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De Brabantse Pijl (1.Pro), Belgium
La Flèche Brabançonne
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The race:
De Brabantse Pijl (Flemish) or La Flèche Brabançonne (French) is a single day road race held in, unsurprisingly, in the Flemish Brabant and Walloone Brabant provinces in Belgium. The name means "The Brabant Arrow".
Traditionally the race was held on the Sunday before the Ronde van Vlaanderen but since 2010 it come on the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race, meaning mid-April; after the cobbled classics and before the Ardennes classics.
De Brabantse Pijl was first run in 1961 and won by a man with his own important Belgian race named after him, Pino Cerami.
With four victories, Edwig van Hooydonck has won The Brabant Arrow the most times.
At 45.556 km/hr, the 2024 edition was the fastest ever.
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Complete podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 1961 | Pino Cerami 4hr 44min 5sec |
Michel van Aerde @ 55sec |
Willy Schroeders @ s.t. |
180 km | 38.017 |
| 1962 | Ludo Janssens 5hr 22min 0sec |
Robert de Middeleir @ s.t. |
Raymond Impanis @ 3sec |
185 km | 34.47 |
| 1963 | Jozef Wouters 4hr 42min 0sec |
Emile Daems @ 1sec |
Gustaaf Desmet @ 2sec |
185 km | 39.361 |
| 1964 | Arnaldo Pambianco 5hr 10min 0sec |
Yvo Molenaers @ 2sec |
Victor van Schil @ s.t. |
200 km | 38.709 |
| 1965 | Willy Bocklant 4hr 40min 0sec |
Georges Vanconingsloo @ 34sec |
Piet Rentmeester @ s.t. |
177 km | 37.91 |
| 1966 | Jan Janssen 4hr 31min 0sec |
Bastiaan Maliepaard @ s.t. |
Jos Van der Vleuten @ s.t. |
174 km | 38.52 |
| 1967 | Roger Rosiers 5hr 16min 0sec |
Jan Lauwers @ 1min 10sec |
Emile Coppens @ 2min 45sec |
196 km | 37.21 |
| 1968 | Victor van Schil 4hr 28min 0sec |
Willy Vanneste @ s.t. |
Eddy Beugels @ s.t. |
186 km | 41.64 |
| 1969 | Willy Int'Ven 4hr 30min 0sec |
Jos Van der Vleuten @ 5sec |
Willy Monty @ 8sec |
180 km | 40.00 |
| 1970 | Herman van Springel 4hr 25min 0sec |
Victor van Schil @ 45sec |
Georges Pintens @ 51sec |
184 km | 41.66 |
| 1971 | Joseph Spruyt 4h 39min 0sec |
Eddy Merckx @ 2min 43sec |
Roger de Vlaeminck @ 2min 48sec |
193 km | 41.51 |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx 4hr 5min 0sec |
Herman van Spingel @ s.t. |
Roger Swerts @ s.t. |
170 km | 41.62 |
| 1973 | Johan de Muynck 4hr 16min 0sec |
Victor van Schil @ 7sec |
Herman van Springel @ 12sec |
170 km | 39.84 |
| 1974 | Herman van Springel 4hr 8min 0sec |
Frans Verbeeck @ 45sec |
Freddy Maertens @ s.t. |
168 km | 40.65 |
| 1975 | Willem Peeters 4hr 12min 0sec |
Michel Pollentier @ s.t. |
Gerrie Knetemann @ s.t. |
166 km | 39.52 |
| 1976 | Freddy Maertens 4hr 12min 0sec |
Eddy Merckx @ 5sec |
Frans Verbeeck @ 18sec |
160 km | 38.01 |
| 1977 | Frans Verbeeck 4hr 20min 0sec |
Gerrie Knetemann @ 2sec |
Willy Teirlinck @ 7sec |
166 km | 38.31 |
| 1978 | Marcel Laurens 4hr 16min 0sec |
Herman van Springel @ 8sec |
Ludo Peeters @ s.t. |
160 km | 37.50 |
| 1979 | Daniel Willems 4h 17min 0sec |
Gerrie Knetemann @ 5sec |
Eddy Schepers @ 7sec |
166 km | 38.754 |
| 1980 | Michel Pollentier 4hr 8min 0sec |
Sean Kelly @ 45sec |
Alfons van Katwijk @ s.t. |
166 km | 40.161 |
| 1981 | Roger de Vlaeminck 4hr 15min 0sec |
Guido van Calster @ s.t. |
Johnny Broers @ s.t. |
166 km | 39.058 |
| 1982 | Claude Criquiélion 3hr 58min 0sec |
Eddy planckaert @ 1min 5sec |
Ronny van Holen @ s.t. |
166 km | 41.848 |
| 1983 | Eddy Planckaert 4hr 0min 0sec |
Rudy Matthijs @ s.t. |
Alfons de Wolf @ 22sec |
166 km | 41.50 |
| 1984 | Ronny van Holen 4hr 16min 52sec |
Théo de Rooy @ s.t. |
Paul Heghedooren @ s.t. |
172 km | 39.917 |
| 1985 | Adri Van der Poel 4hr 18min 9sec |
Jean-Marie Wampers @ 5sec |
Laurent Fignon @ 8sec |
172 km | 39.948 |
| 1986 | Johan Van der Velde 4hr 19min 0sec |
Eddy planckaert @ 12sec |
Théo de Rooy s.t. |
179 km | 41.467 |
| 1987 | Edwig van Hooydonck 5hr 54min 0sec |
Peter Harings @ 1min 5sec |
Jean-Marie Wampers @ 1min 11sec |
227km | 38.475 |
| 1988 | Johan Capiot 5hr 50min 0sec |
Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande @ 32sec |
Rolf Gölz @ s.t. |
229 km | 39.257 |
| 1989 | Johan Capiot 4hr 44min 0sec |
Adri Van der Poel @ s.t. |
Dirk de Wolf @ s.t. |
194 km | 40.985 |
| 1990 | Frans Maassen 4hr 38min 40sec |
Johan Capiot @ 2min 39sec |
Noël Segers @ s.t. |
190 km | 40.909 |
| 1991 | Edwig van Hooydonck 4h 22min 0sec |
Dirk de Wolf @ s.t. |
Maurizio Fondriest @ 16sec |
178 km | 40.763 |
| 1992 | Johan Capiot 4hr 45min 45sec |
Paul Haghedooren @ s.t. |
Mario de Clercq @ s.t. |
186 km | 37.607 |
| 1993 | Edwig van Hooydonck 4hr 29min 25sec |
Franco Ballerini @ s.t. |
Andrei Tchmil @ s.t. |
185 km | 41.200 |
| 1994 | Michele Bartoli 4hr 36min 45sec |
Maarten den Bakker @ s.t. |
Gianni Bugno @ 10sec |
185 km | 40.108 |
| 1995 | Edwig van Hooydonck 4hr 30min 0sec |
Alexandre Gontchenkov @ 6sec |
Dimitri Konyshev @ s.t. |
187 km | 41.555 |
| 1996 | Johan Museeuw 4hr 20min 5sec |
Edwig van Hooydonck @ s.t. |
Gianluca Pianegonda @ 4sec |
181 km | 41.755 |
| 1997 | Gianluca Pianegonda 4hr 13min 0sec |
Maarten den Bakker @ s.t. |
Michael Boogerd @ s.t. |
183 km | 43.399 |
| 1998 | Johan Museeuw 4hr 15min 50sec |
Germano Pierdomenico @ 5sec |
Michael Boogerd @ 12sec |
193.7 km | 45.428 |
| 1999 | Michele Bartoli 4hr 43min 15sec |
Mchael Boogerd @ 2sec |
Daniele Nardello @ 13sec |
194 km | 41.094 |
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| 2000 | Johan Museeuw 4hr 33min 43sec |
Nico Mattan @ 7sec |
Rolf Sörensen @ 10sec |
194 km | 42.525 |
| 2001 | Michael Boogerd 4hr 31min 10sec |
Scott Sunderland @ s.t. |
Axel Merckx @ s.t. |
194 km | 42.925 |
| 2002 | Fabien de Waele 4hr 30min 10sec |
Erwin Thijs @ s.t. |
Chris Peers @ s.t. |
192.5 km | 42.751 |
| 2003 | Michael Boogerd 4hr 31min 0sec |
Oscar Freire @ 9sec |
Luca Paolini @ s.t. |
192.5 km | 42.619 |
| 2004 | Luca Paolini 4hr 30min 0sec |
Michael Boogerd @ s.t. |
Nico Sijmens @ s.t. |
199.3 km | 44.288 |
| 2005 | Oscar Freire 4hr 31min 16sec |
Marc Lotz @ s.t. |
Axel Merckx @ s.t. |
198.3 km | 43.860 |
| 2006 | Oscar Freire 4hr 20min 51sec |
Karsten Kroon @ s.t. |
Nick Nuyens @ s.t. |
190.0 km | 43.703 |
| 2007 | Oscar Freire 4hr 45min 0sec |
Nick Nuyens @ s.t. |
Kim Kirchen @ s.t. |
200 km | 42.105 |
| 2008 | Sylvain Chavanel 4hr 44min 38sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ 29sec |
Juan Antonio Flecha @ 37sec |
192.7 km | 40.620 |
| 2009 | Anthony Geslin 4hr 22min 0sec |
Jérôme Pineau @ s.t. |
Fabian Wegmann @ s.t. |
194.5 km | 44.541 |
| 2010 | Sébastien Rosseler 4hr 45min 7sec |
Thomas de Gendt @ s.t. |
Jürgen Van de Walle @ s.t. |
200.5 km | 42.193 |
| 2011 | Philippe Gilbert 4hr 40min 38sec |
Björn Leukemans @ s.t. |
Anthony Geslin @ 1min 3sec |
200 km | 42.760 |
| 2012 | Thomas Voeckler 4hr 49min 2sec |
Oscar Freire @ 1min 11sec |
Pieter Serry @ s.t. |
195.2 km | 40.521 |
| 2013 | Peter Sagan 4hr 45min 5sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ s.t. |
Björn Leukemans @ 4sec |
200 km | 42.093 |
| 2014 | Philippe Gilbert 4hr 54min 26sec |
Michael Matthews @ s.t. |
Tony Gallopin @ s.t. |
203.1 km | 41.388 |
| 2015 | Ben Hermans 4hr 45min 14sec |
Michael Matthews @ 2sec |
Philippe Gilbert @ s.t. |
205.4 km | 43.123 |
| 2016 | Petr Vakoc 4hr 48min 50sec |
Enrico Gasparotto @ 6sec |
Tony Gallopin @ 12sec |
205.3 km | 42.647 |
| 2017 | Sonny Colbrelli 4hr 44min 22sec |
Petr Vakoc @ s.t. |
Tiesj Benoot @ s.t. |
197 km | 41.132 km/hr |
| 2018 | Tim Wellens 4hr 42min 48sec |
Sonny Colbrelli @ 9sec |
Tiesj Benoot @ s.t. |
201.9 km | 42.836 km/hr |
| 2019 | Mathieu Van der Poel 4hr 35min 11sec |
Julian Alaphilippe @ s.t. |
Tim Wellens @ s.t. |
196.2 km | 42.779 km/hr |
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe 4hr 36min 52sec |
Mathieu van der Poel @ s.t. |
Benoit Cosnefroy @ s.t. |
197.2 km | 42.735 km/hr |
| 2021 | Thomas Pidcock 4hr 36min 27sec |
Wout van Aert @ s.t. |
Matteo Trentin @ 2sec |
201.7 km | 43.776 km/hr |
| 2022 | Magnus Sheffield 4hr 53min 21sec |
Benoit Cosnefroy @ 37sec |
Warren Barguil @ s.t. |
205.1 km | 41.929 km/hr |
| 2023 | Dorian Godon 4hr 51min 10sec |
Ben Healy @ 1sec |
Benoit Cosnefroy @ 21sec |
205.1 km | 42.264 km/hr |
| 2024 | Benoît Cosnefroy 4hr 17min 2sec |
Dylan Teuns @ s.t. |
Tim Wellens @ s.t. |
195.2 km | 45.556 km/hr |
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