Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (previously GP Rik Van Steenbergen) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Arendonk, Belgium.[1] 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 and subsequently disappeared permanently from the calendar before being revived for 2019.[2] In contrary to the previous editions, the race will now be held in Arendonk where before it was held in Aartselaar.[3]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early September |
| Region | Arendonk, Belgium |
| English name | Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen |
| Local name(s) | Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen (in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1991 |
| Editions | 24 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Olaf Ludwig (GER) |
| Most wins |  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
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References edit
- ^ "Mem. Van Steenbergen". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "G.P Van Steenbergen (Bel) - Cat.1.1". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen / Kempen Classic(1.1)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.
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