Date Late March English name Nokere Koerse Type One-day race Competition UCI Continental Circuits First winner Marcel Kint (BEL) Edition 71 (2017) | Region Flanders, Belgium Local name(s) Nokere Koerse (Dutch) Editions 71 (as of 2017) Discipline Road bicycle racing First edition 1944 | |
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Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. Since 2005, the race has been organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Starting in 2016 it was a 1.HC event.
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who was born in Nokere.
Only seven cyclists not born in Belgium or the Netherlands have been able to win this semi classic.
There was no edition in 2013 due to bad winter weather.
References
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