Nationale Sluitingsprijs

Nationale Sluitingsprijs
Race details
DateMid-October
RegionFlanders, Belgium
Local name(s)Nationale Sluitingprijs (in Dutch)
DisciplineRoad
Competition
TypeSingle-day
Web sitewww.sluitingsprijs.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1929 (1929)
Editions88 (as of 2023)
First winner Alexander Maes (1901) (BEL)
Most wins Frans Van Looy (BEL)
 Adri van der Poel (NED)
(3 wins)
Most recent Coen Vermeltfoort (NED)

Nationale Sluitingprijs is a semi classic European bicycle race held annually in Putte (Kapellen), Belgium.[1] From 2005 to 2017, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, before joinng the Belgian national calendar.[2] Established in 1929, it is one of the last European races of the season.[3]

Departure in Putte, 14 October 2014
Tom Van Asbroeck, winner Jens Debusschere and Jonas Van Genechten on the 2014 podium
  1. ^ "Nationale Sluitingsprijs". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "2022»Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen(NAT)". ProcyclingStats. 6 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Nationale Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen (Bel) - Cat.Nat". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.