GP Roeselare
One-day
DateMay, June
RegionFlanders, Belgium
EnglishGP Roeselare
LocalnamesBankprijs (Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
First1947
Number24
Last1976
FirstwinnerAchiel Buysse (Belgium)
MostwinsRené Mertens (Belgium)
Frans Melckenbeeck (Belgium)
Freddy Maertens (Belgium)
(2 wins)
MostrecentMarc De Meyer (Belgium)

The GP Roeselare (officially Grote Prijs van de Bank van Roeselare en West-Vlaanderen) was a post WW II-men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1976. The start and finish place was Roeselare (West Flanders, Belgium).[1]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy, Patrick Sercu and Freddy Maertens.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1947Achiel BuysseJulien HeernaertEdward Peeters
1948–1951No race
1952Emmanuel ThomaOmer BraekeveltRoger Desmet
1953René MertensHerni DenysJulien Pascal
1954René MertensJoseph TheunsFlorent Rondelé
1955Joseph De FeyterRené MertensLucien Demunster
1956Jean BranckartJan DelinWout Wagtmans
1957Rik Van LooyJean AdriaenssensNoël Foré
1958Robert DepauwBriek SchotteJulien Schepens
1959Roger BaensRik LuytenLéopold Rosseel
1960Julien SchepensAlbert Van EeckhoutWilly Truye
1961Noël ForéYvo MolenaersLouis Proost
1962Frans AerenhoutsArmand DesmetMarcel Seynaeve
1963Frans MelckenbeeckNoël ForéGilbert Desmet
1964Frans MelckenbeeckArthur DecabooterBenoni Beheyt
1965Gustaaf De SmetConstant JongenKamiel Vyncke
1966Edouard SelsGustaaf De SmetPalle Lykke Jensen
1967No race
1968Walter BoucquetRaymond SteegmansGustaaf De Smet
1969Eric LemanErik De VlaeminckBarry Hoban
1970André DierickxJean-Pierre MonseréRoger De Vlaeminck
1971Patrick SercuNoël Van CloosterWilly Planckaert
1972No race
1973Freddy MaertensWalter PlanckaertThéo Van Der Leeuw
1974Albert Van VlierbergheWalter PlanckaertFrans Verbeeck
1975Freddy MaertensFrans VerbeeckMarc Demeyer
1976Marc DemeyerPol VerschuereWalter Planckaert

References

  1. ^ "G.P de la Banque / Roulers (Bel) – Ex.". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "GP Roeselare". FirstCycling.com. 2022.