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Grand Prix Pino Cerami (1.2) Belgium
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The race:
The Grand Prix Pino Cerami is a single-day race formerly held in April, then July and now September, in the Belgian province of Hinault. It was first run in 1964
Since 2005 and until 2022 the UCI has designated it as a 1.1 race in the Europe Tour. It 2023 it was re-classed as a 1.2 race.
It is named after Giuseppe "Pino" Cerami, who raced as an amateur starting in 1946. In 1946 and 1957 he competed as an independent and in 1948 turned pro for Métropole-Dunlop. Cerami raced professionally until 1963.
Among Pino Cerami's notable wins were the 1957 Tour of Belgium, the 1960 Paris-Roubaix and the 1960 Flèche Wallone.
Cerami was born in Sicily, but became a naturalized Belgian citizen in 1956.
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Complete Podium History:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 1964 | André Noyelle 4hr 56min 7sec |
Jozef Schils @ 4sec |
Willy Bocklant @ s.t. |
194 km | 39.308 |
| 1965 | Jan Boonen 4hr 59min 7sec |
Jan Nolmans @ 12sec |
Willy Van den Eynde @ 15sec |
192 km | 38.513 |
| 1966 | Eddy Merckx 5hr 27min |
Robert Lelangue @ s.t. |
Frans Brands @ s.t. |
208 km | 38.165 |
| 1967 | Willy Planckaert 5hr 26min |
Carmine Preziosi @ 1min 0sec |
Willy Monty @ s.t. |
214 km | 39.386 |
| 1968 | Julien Stevens 5hr 38min |
Willy Planckaert @ 5sec |
Jan Harins @ s.t. |
214 km | 37.988 |
| 1969 | Frans Mintjens 5hr 32min |
Herman van Springel @ s.t. |
Harry Steevens @ s.t. |
216 km | 39.036 |
| 1970 | André Dierickx 5hr 57min |
Pol Mahieu @ 35sec |
Willy Monty @ s.t. |
220 km | 36.974 |
| 1971 | Georges Vanconingsloo 5hr 34min |
Antoon Houbrechts @ 10 meters |
Marian Polansky @ s.t. |
215 km | 38.622 |
| 1972 | Christian Callens 5hr 28min |
Ludo van Staeyen @ s.t. |
Roger de Vlaeminck @ 8sec |
225 km | 41.158 |
| 1973 | Ferdinand Bracke 5hr 34min |
Rik van Linden @ 45sec |
Herman Crijders @ s.t. |
225 km | 39.359 |
| 1974 | Marc Demeyer 5hr 45min |
Dirk Baert @ s.t. |
Rik van Linden @ 15sec |
225 km | 39.130 |
| 1975 | Eddy Verstraeten 5hr 48min |
Rik van Linden @ 5 meters |
Frans Verbeeck @ s.t. |
223 km | 38.448 |
| 1976 | Willy Teirlinck 5hr 41min 30sec |
Frans Verbeeck @ s.t. |
Guido van Sweevelt @ 1min 5sec |
231 km | 40.585 |
| 1977 | Jozef Jacobs 5hr 51min |
Bert Pronk @ s.t. |
Adrianus Schipper @ 1min 15sec |
231 km | 39.487 |
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann 5hr 46min |
Barry Hoban @ 25sec |
Wilfried Wesemael @ 55sec |
233 km | 40.404 |
| 1979 | Daniel Verplancke 5hr 53min |
Mario Mariotti @ 1min 25sec |
Rik van Linden @ 2min 25sec |
233 km | 39.603 |
| 1980 | Joop Zoetemelk 5hr 46min 27sec |
Paul Wellens @ 2min 35sec |
Willy Maessen @ 3min 26sec |
236 km | 40.871 |
| 1981 | Joop Zoetemelk 5hr 54min |
Ad Wijnands @ 2min 30sec |
Ronny Claes @ s.t. |
243 km | 41.186 |
| 1982 | Ronny van Holen 5hr 21min |
John Herety @ s.t. |
Benjamin Vermeulen @ 3sec |
227 km | 42.429 |
| 1983 | Bernard Hinault 5hr 13min |
Jostein Wilmann @ 5min 25sec |
Guido van Calster @ 6min 0sec |
209 km | 40.063 |
| 1984 | Gerrie Knetemann 5hr 15min |
Bert van Ende @ 3sec |
William Tackaert @ 10sec |
214 km | 40.761 |
| 1985 | Paul Haghedooren 5hr 45min 45sec |
Marc Madiot @ 2min 44sec |
Ronny van Holen @ 3min 0sec |
221 km | 38.351 |
| 1986 | Urs Freuler 5hr 32min |
Heinz Imboden @ s.t. |
Federico Ghiotto @ 12sec |
232 km | 41.927 |
| 1987 | Rolf Sørensen 5hr 39min |
Luciano Boffo @ s.t. |
Alfred Achermann @ s.t. |
230 km | 40.707 |
| 1988 | John Talen 5hr 37min |
Stephan Joho @ 10sec |
Rolf Sørensen @ s.t. |
231 km | 41.127 |
| 1989 | Stephan Joho 5hr 29min |
Teun van Vliet @ s.t. |
Benjamin van Itterbeeck @ 6sec |
205 km | 37.386 |
| 1990 | Maximilian Sciandri 5hr 23min |
Andrei Tchmil @ s.t. |
Søren Lilholt @ s.t. |
205 km | 39.297 |
| 1991 | Andrei Tchmil 5hr 2min |
Maurizio Fondriest @ 14sec |
Frans Maassen @ s.t. |
205 km | 40.728 |
| 1992 | Laurent Dufaux 4hr 44min |
Frans Maassen @ s.t. |
Maurizio Fondriest @ s.t. |
205 km | 43.309 |
| 1993 | Race not run | ||||
| 1994 | Michele Bartoli 4hr 33min 26sec |
Luca Scinto @ s.t. |
Silvio Martinello @ 1min 8sec |
186 km | 40.814 |
| 1995 | Fabiano Fontanelli 4hr 50min |
Francesco Casagrande @ s.t. |
Felice Puttini @ s.t. |
194 km | 40.137 |
| 1996 | Marco Serpellini 4hr 37min |
Beat Zberg @ 10sec |
Felice Puttini @ s.t. |
194 km | 42.021 |
| 1997 | Race not run | ||||
| 1998 | Marco Serpellini 4hr 43min |
Biagio Conte @ 16sec |
Scott Sunderland @ 18sec |
199 km | 42.190 |
| 1999 | Fabrizio Guidi 4hr 50min |
Biagio Conte @ 3sec |
Miguel van Kessel @ s.t. |
199 km | 41.172 |
| 2000 | Jan Bratkowski 4hr 12min |
Michael van Haecke @ s.t. |
Miguel van Kessel @ s.t. |
181 km | 43.095 |
| 2001 | Scott Sunderland 4hr 24min |
Roger Hammond @ 15sec |
Fred Rodriguez @ 16sec |
181 km | 41.136 |
| 2002 | Kirk O'Bee 4hr 18min |
Dave Bruylandts @ 1sec |
Serge Baguet @ 10sec |
186 km | 43.255 |
| 2003 | Bart Voskamp 4hr 26min 21sec |
Stefano Casagranda @ 3min 34sec |
Gabriele Balducci @ 3min 44sec |
185.5 km | 41.787 |
| 2004 | Nico Sijmens 4hr 43 14sec |
Martin Elmiger @ 19sec |
Thomas Dekker @ s.t. |
193.1 km | 40.906 |
| 2005 | Kai Reus 4hr 32min 34sec |
Bert de Waele @ 17sec |
Carlos Barredo @ 39sec |
184.2 km | 40.547 |
| 2006 | Sebastiaan Langeveld 4hr 3min 17sec |
Johan Coenen @ 55sec |
Bart Dockx @ s.t. |
177.3 km | 42.726 |
| 2007 | Luca Solari 3hr 52min 39sec |
Marco Marcato @ 2sec |
Bert de Waele @ 3sec |
175.9 km | 45.364 |
| 2008 | Patrick Calgani 4hr 38min 22sec |
Giovanni Visconti @ s.t. |
James Vanlandschoot @ s.t. |
194.1 km | 41.836 |
| 2009 | Race not run | ||||
| 2010 | Jure Kocjan 4hr 31min 32sec |
Stefan van Dijk @ s.t. |
Marco Marcato @ s.t. |
189.7 km | 41.918 |
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| 2011 | Bert Scheirlinckx 4hr 48min 45drv |
Marco Marcato @ s.t. |
Ben Hermans @ 10sec |
199.2 km | 41.392 |
| 2012 | Gaëtan Bille 4hr 53min 11sec |
Romain Feillu @ s.t. |
Jonas Vangenechten @ s.t. |
200 km | 40.070 |
| 2013 | Jonas Vangenechten 5hr 13min 46sec |
Romain Feillu @ s.t. |
Andris Smirnovs @ s.t. |
205.8 km | 39.354 |
| 2014 | Alessandro Petacchi 4hr 42min 44sec |
Jonas Vangecheten @ s.t. |
Daniele Colli @ s.t. |
200 km | 44.443 |
| 2015 | Philippe Gilbert 4hr 44min 3sec |
Danny van Poppel @ s.t. |
Tom Devriendt @ s.t. |
211.5 km | 44.68 |
| 2016 | Jelle Wallays 4hr 41min 58sec |
Jérome Baugnies @ 7sec |
Christopher Latham @ 13sec |
210.8 km | 44.856 km/hr |
| 2017 | Wout van Aert 4hr 33min 56sec |
Jean-Pierre Drucker @ s.t. |
Dries Devenyns @ s.t. |
210.8 km | 46.172 km/hr |
| 2018 | Peter Kennaugh 4hr 46min 36sec |
Jerome Baugnies @ s.t. |
Benjamin Declercq @ s.t. |
202.3 km | 42.352 km/hr |
| 2019 | Bryan Coquard 4hr 3min 27sec |
Benjamin Declercq @ s.t. |
Jakub Mareczko @ s.t. |
164.7 km | 40.592 km/hr |
| 2020 | Race not held | ||||
| 2021 | Race not held | ||||
| 2022 | Race not held | ||||
| 2023 | James Fouche 3hr 19min 50sec |
Lars Boven @ s.t. |
Marius Macé @ s.t. |
152.6 km | 45.818 km/hr |
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