Flèche Enghiennoise
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The Flèche Enghiennoise was a short-lived men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1969. The course, around 200 km, was situated in
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, on the border of the Belgian provinces
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and Hainaut. The race always took place in the second half of April. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of
Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian ...
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and
Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the ...
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{{Reflist Cycle races in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium 1965 establishments in Belgium 1969 disestablishments in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1965 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1969