Dwars door West-Vlaanderen is a

road bicycle race Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most com ...

through the Belgian province of

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History

The race was originally created unter the name Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen (''English'': Tour of the Flemish

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) in 1945 as a one-day race. It remained like that until 1999, when it became a two-day stage race and was renamed Guldensporentweedaagse. In 2003 it was extended to three days and became known as the Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen (''English'': Three Days of West Flanders), and held on to this format until 2016. It was also known as the Johan Museeuw Classic. From 2006 to 2016 the race was organized as a 2.1 event on the

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. Since 2017 the race morphed into a one-day event again and was rebranded Dwars door West-Vlaanderen; initially as a 1.1 event of the

but with the aim of becoming a 1.HC event in the near future. However, due to a shortage of volunteers for a race of this size, the organizers decided to cancel the event in 2018.

Winners

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dwars door West-Vlaanderen UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1945 1945 establishments in Belgium Sport in West Flanders 2018 disestablishments in Belgium Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018 Defunct cycling races in Belgium