Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early September |
| Region | Aartselaar, Belgium |
| English name | Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen |
| Local name(s) | Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| History | |
| First edition | 1991 |
| Editions | 22 (as of 2012) |
| First winner |  Olaf Ludwig (GER) |
| Most wins |  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Theo Bos (NED) |
Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Aartselaar, Belgium. The race, paying respect to the famous Belgian rider of the 1940s and 1950s, quickly gained importance and since 2005, it is a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race was canceled in 2013 and again in 2014 because the organizers were unable to raise sufficient funding. It is in danger of disappearing from the calendar.
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | |
Olaf Ludwig (GER) | Panasonic-Sportlife |
| 1992 | |
Patrick Deneut (BEL) | Lotto |
| 1993 |  |
Mario Cipollini (ITA) | GB-MG Maglificio |
| 1994 |  |
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (UZB) | Team Polti |
| 1995 | |
Tom Steels (BEL) | Vlaanderen 2002–Eddy Merckx |
| 1996 | |
Jans Koerts (NED) | Palmans |
| 1997 | |
Andrei Tchmil (BEL) | Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass |
| 1998 |  |
Ján Svorada (CZE) | Mapei–Bricobi |
| 1999 | |
Giuliano Figueras (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2000 |  |
Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | Française des Jeux |
| 2001 | |
Niko Eeckhout (BEL) | Lotto–Adecco |
| 2002 | |
Steffen Radochla (GER) | Team Coast |
| 2003 | |
Niko Eeckhout (BEL) | Lotto–Domo |
| 2004 | |
Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step–Davitamon |
| 2005 |  |
Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA) | AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2006 | |
Niko Eeckhout (BEL) | Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen |
| 2007 | |
Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | Predictor–Lotto |
| 2008 | |
Gert Steegmans (BEL) | Quick-Step |
| 2009 | |
Niko Eeckhout (BEL) | An Post–Sean Kelly Team |
| 2010 | |
Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| 2011 | |
Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Skil–Shimano |
| 2012 | |
Theo Bos (NED) | Rabobank |
See also
External links
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