Great War Remembrance Race

The Great War Remembrance Race was a European single-day cycle race to be held annually from 2018 which passed through the Belgian province of West Flanders, organized by Flanders Classics and the organizers of Gent–Wevelgem as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The inaugural edition marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and was held on 24 August 2018 and won by Mihkel Räim. Further editions were intended to safeguard continuing awareness of this historic war.[1]

Great War Remembrance Race
Race details
DateEnd of August
RegionBelgium and France
English nameGreat War Remembrance Race
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeOne-day
OrganiserFlanders Classics & organisers of Gent–Wevelgem
Web sitewww.greatwarremembrancerace.be/en Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2018 (2018)
Editions1
Final edition2018
First winner Mihkel Räim (EST)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Final winner Mihkel Räim (EST)

Future editions of the race were canceled in June, 2019. The organizers cited calendar conflicts and similarities to other races in their decision to not continue the race.[2]

Winners

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Year Country Rider Team
2018   Estonia Mihkel Räim Israel Cycling Academy

References

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  1. ^ "Nieuwe koers "Great War Remembrance Race" moet uitgroeien tot klassieker" [New race "Great War Remembrance Race" to become classic cycle race] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-09-21.
  2. ^ "Great War Remembrance Race will not have a second edition in 2019". Flanders Classics-. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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