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Tielt-Antwerp-Tielt was a men's cycling race organised for the last time in 1968. The race was run between
Tielt Tielt (; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Tielt proper and the villages of Aarsele, Kanegem, and Schuiferskapelle. History Some traces of Gallo-Roman occupation hav ...
(West Flanders) and
Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
. In 1945, a shortened version of 144 km was run with start place Antwerp and finish place Tielt. In 1958, Antwerp was both start and finish place. The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of
Briek Schotte Alberic "Briek" Schotte (7 September 1919 – 4 April 2004) was a Belgium, Belgian professional road racing cyclist, one of the champions of the 1940s and 1950s. His stamina earned him the nickname "Iron Briek" (''IJzeren Briek''). He was World ...
and
Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (20 December 1933 – 17 December 2024) was a Belgian 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 city ...
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Cycle races in Belgium 1938 establishments in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium Recurring sporting events established in 1938 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1968 1968 disestablishments in Belgium {{DEFAULTSORT:Tielt-Antwerpen-Tielt