Gent–Wevelgem U23
 | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | April |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| Local name(s) | Kattekoers (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1934 |
| Editions | 83 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Alfons Ghesquière (BEL) |
| Most wins | Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Alessandro Borgo (ITA) |
The Gent–Wevelgem U23 / Kattekoers-Ieper is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders.[1] As of 2011, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.[2] The race is considered to be the under-23 version of the Gent–Wevelgem classic.[3]
The Kattekoers was created in 1934, initially as The three belfry cities. The race started in Ghent, passed Bruges and ended in Ypres, three cities which have a belfry, hence the name.[4] More recently, the starting location has been changed to Deinze instead of Ghent.
Winners
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| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Belgium
|
Alfons Ghesquière | ||
| 1935 | Belgium
|
Filemond Demeersseman | ||
| 1936 | Belgium
|
Marcel Meerenhout | ||
| 1937 | Belgium
|
Marcel Kint | ||
| 1938 | Belgium
|
Aloïs Delchambre | ||
| 1939 | Belgium
|
Leon Kint | ||
| 1940– 1945 |
No race | |||
| 1946 | Belgium
|
Pol Verhaeghe | ||
| 1947 | Belgium
|
Omer Porte | ||
| 1948 | Belgium
|
Gerard Deschacht | ||
| 1949 | Belgium
|
Maurits Joye | ||
| 1950 | Belgium
|
Gentil Vermeersch | ||
| 1951 | Belgium
|
André Noyelle | ||
| 1952 | Belgium
|
Jos Parmentier | ||
| 1953 | Belgium
|
Albert Eloot | ||
| 1954 | Belgium
|
Emiel Van Cauter | ||
| 1955 | Belgium
|
Jos Verhelst | ||
| 1956 | Belgium
|
Piet Dejongh | ||
| 1957 | Belgium
|
René Muylle | ||
| 1958 | No race | |||
| 1959 | Belgium
|
Wim Vandenbroeck | ||
| 1960 | Belgium
|
Robert Lelangue | ||
| 1961 | Belgium
|
Gilbert Lingier | ||
| 1962 | Belgium
|
Willy Stevens | ||
| 1963 | Belgium
|
Jos Spruyt | ||
| 1964 | Belgium
|
Herman Vanloo | ||
| 1965 | Belgium
|
Noël Van Clooster | ||
| 1966 | Belgium
|
Leo Vandam | ||
| 1967 | Belgium
|
Jos Vanmechele | ||
| 1969 | Belgium
|
Emile Cambre | ||
| 1970 | Belgium
|
Ludo Vander Linden | ||
| 1971 | Belgium
|
Theo Dockx | ||
| 1972 | Belgium
|
José Vanacker | ||
| 1973 | Belgium
|
René Dillen | ||
| 1975 | Belgium
|
Franky Degendt | ||
| 1976 | Belgium
|
Pol Clinckaert | ||
| 1977 | Belgium
|
Fons Dewolf | ||
| 1978 | Belgium
|
Walter Schoonjans | ||
| 1979 | Belgium
|
Eddy Planckaert | ||
| 1980 | Belgium
|
Eddy Planckaert | ||
| 1981 | Belgium
|
Jos Liekens | ||
| 1982 | Belgium
|
Rudy Delehouzee | ||
| 1983 | Belgium
|
Frank Verleyen | ||
| 1984 | Belgium
|
Patrick Verplancke | ||
| 1985 | Belgium
|
Patrick Verplancke | ||
| 1986 | Belgium
|
Walter Vandenbrande | ||
| 1987 | Belgium
|
Johny Dauwe | ||
| 1988 | Belgium
|
Patrick Hendrickx | ||
| 1989 | Belgium
|
Chris Lefever | ||
| 1990 | Belgium
|
Claude de Bodt | ||
| 1991 | Belgium
|
Daniël Verelst | ||
| 1992 | Belgium
|
Niko Eeckhout | ||
| 1993 | Belgium
|
Stefaan Vermeersch | ||
| 1994 | Belgium
|
Robby Vandaele | ||
| 1995 | Belgium
|
Yves Seghers | ||
| 1996 | Belgium
|
Jürgen Vermeersch | ||
| 1997 | Belgium
|
Karl Vereecke | ||
| 1998 |  Netherlands
|
Coen Boerman | ||
| 1999 | Belgium
|
Kevin Hulsmans | ||
| 2000 | Belgium
|
Bert Dewaele | ||
| 2001 | Belgium
|
Stefaan Vermeersch | ||
| 2002 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
|
Sean Sullivan | ||
| 2003 | Belgium
|
Kenny Lisabeth | ||
| 2004 | Belgium
|
Stefaan Vermeersch | ||
| 2005 | Belgium
|
Frank Van Kuik | ||
| 2006 | Belgium
|
Greg Van Avermaet | ||
| 2007 | Belgium
|
Sébastien Delfosse | ||
| 2008 | Belgium
|
Ken Vanmarcke | ||
| 2009 | Belgium
|
Sander Armée | Beveren 2000 | |
| 2010 | Belgium
|
Fréderique Robert | PWS Eijssen | |
| 2011 | Belgium
|
Jonas van Genechten | Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole | |
| 2012 | Belgium
|
Roy Jans | An Post–Sean Kelly | |
| 2013 | Belgium
|
Jérôme Baugnies | ToWin-Josan Cycling Team | |
| 2014 |  Poland
|
Łukasz Wiśniowski | Etixx | |
| 2015 | Belgium
|
Baptiste Planckaert | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | |
| 2016 |  Denmark
|
Mads Pedersen | Denmark (national team) | |
| 2017 |  Great Britain
|
Jacob Hennessy | Great Britain (national team) | |
| 2018 |  Slovenia
|
Žiga Jerman | Slovenia (national team) | |
| 2019 |  Germany
|
Jonas Rutsch | Germany (national team) | |
| 2020– 2021 |
No race | |||
| 2022 | Great Britain
|
Samuel Watson | Great Britain (national team) | |
| 2023 | Belgium
|
Gil Gelders | Soudal–Quick-Step Devo Team | |
| 2024 | Netherlands
|
Huub Artz | Wanty–ReUz–Technord | |
| 2025 | Italy
|
Alessandro Borgo | Bahrain Victorious Development Team | |
See also
External links
- Official website (in Dutch, French, and English)
References
- ^ "Gent - Wevelgem (U23)". FirstCycling.com. 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Gent-Wevelgem / Kattekoers-Ieper(1.2U)". ProcyclingStats. 2024.
- ^ "Voorbeschouwing: Kattekoers | Gent-Wevelgem U23 – Welke belofte wint eerste klassieker?". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Kattekoers (Bel) - Cat. 1.Ncup". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.