# Van Merksteijn Fences Classic

The Van Merksteijn Fences Classic, known as the Grote Prijs Marcel Kint until 2023, is a cycling race held annually in Belgium (Zwevegem & Kortrijk). It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.1.
Jef Planckaert holds the record of 4 victories.

## Winners

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 1930 | Belgium | Adolf Van Bruaene | |
| 1935 | Belgium | Marcel Kint | |
| 1936 | Belgium | Michel D'Hooghe | Van Hauwaert |
| 1937 | Belgium | Albert Beirnaert | |
| 1938 | Belgium | Frans Binnemans | |
| 1942 | Belgium | Jef Vande Weghe | |
| 1947 | Belgium | Albert Paepe | |
| 1948 | Belgium | Roger Cnockaert | |
| 1949 | Belgium | Valère Ollivier | |
| 1950 | Belgium | Valère Ollivier | |
| 1951 | Belgium | Basiel Wambeke | |
| 1952 | Belgium | Willem Lebaere | |
| 1953 | Belgium | Willy Geers | |
| 1954 | Australia | Russell Mockridge | |
| 1955 | Belgium | Georges Decraeye | |
| 1956 | Belgium | Jef Planckaert | |
| 1957 | Belgium | Staf Van Vaerenbergh | |
| 1958 | Belgium | Jef Planckaert | |
| 1959 | Belgium | Gilbert Desmet | |
| 1960 | Belgium | Arthur Decabooter | |
| 1961 | Belgium | Jef Planckaert | |
| 1962 | Belgium | Jef Planckaert | |
| 1963 | Belgium | Norbert Kerckhove | |
| 1964 | Belgium | Frans Melckenbeeck | |
| 1965 | Belgium | Ward Sals | |
| 1966 | Belgium | Roland Van De Rijse | |
| 1967 | Belgium | Noël Van Clooster | |
| 1968 | No race due to not held | No race due to not held | No race due to not held |
| 1969 | Belgium | André Dierickx | |
| 1970 | Belgium | Willy Van Neste | |
| 1971 | Belgium | Guido Reybrouck | |
| 1972 | Belgium | Christian Callens | |
| 1973 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck (cyclist) Frans | |
| 1974 | Belgium | Willy Van Neste | |
| 1975 | Belgium | Roland De Witte | |
| 1976 | Belgium | José Vanackere | |
| 1977 | Belgium | Willy Planckaert | |
| 1978 | Belgium | Alain Desaever | |
| 1979 | Belgium | Lieven Malfait | |
| 1980 | Belgium | Patrick Devos | |
| 1981 | Belgium | Willy Teirlinck | |
| 1982 | Belgium | Dirk Heirweg | |
| 1983 | Belgium | Luc Meersman | |
| 1984 | Belgium | Eddy Planckaert | |
| 1985 | Belgium | Franky Van Oyen | |
| 1986 | Belgium | Roger Ilegems | |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Frank Pirard | |
| 1988 | Belgium | Franky Pattyn | |
| 1989 | Belgium | Ludo Giesberts | |
| 1990 | Belgium | Ludo Giesberts | |
| 1991 | Belgium | Marnix Lameire | |
| 1992 | Belgium | Ferdi Dierickx | |
| 1993 | Belgium | Michel Vermote | |
| 1994 | Belgium | Wim Omloop | |
| 1995 | Sweden | Anders Eklundh | |
| 1996 | Belgium | Danny Daelman | |
| 1997 | Belgium | Peter Van Petegem | TVM–Farm Frites |
| 1998 | Belgium | Bart Heirewegh | |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Adrie van der Poel | Rabobank |
| 2000 | Belgium | Eric De Clercq | Collstrop |
| 2001 | Netherlands | Jan van Velzen | Batavus–Bankgiroloterij |
| 2002 | New Zealand | Gordon McCauley | RDM-Flanders |
| 2003 | Lithuania | Aivaras Baranauskas | |
| 2004 | Belgium | Frank Vandenbroucke | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2005 | Belgium | Frank Vandenbroucke | MrBookmaker.com–SportsTech |
| 2006 | Belgium | Kevin Van der Slagmolen | |
| 2007 | Belgium | Geert Omloop | Jartazi–Promo Fashion |
| 2008 | Belgium | Niko Eeckhout | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| 2009 | Belgium | David Geldhof | |
| 2010 | No race due to not held | No race due to not held | No race due to not held |
| 2011 | Belgium | Baptiste Planckaert | Landbouwkrediet |
| 2012 | Lithuania | Ramūnas Navardauskas | Chipotle–First Solar Development Team |
| 2013 | Belgium | Iljo Keisse | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2014 | Netherlands | Brian van Goethem | Metec–TKH |
| 2015 | Belgium | Baptiste Planckaert | Roubaix–Lille Métropole |
| 2016 | Netherlands | Jan-Willem van Schip | Cyclingteam Join-S–De Rijke |
| 2017 | Belgium | Jonas Rickaert | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise |
| 2018 | France | Nacer Bouhanni | Cofidis |
| 2019 | France | Bryan Coquard | Vital Concept–B&B Hotels |
| 2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium |
| 2021 | Colombia | Álvaro Hodeg | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 2022 | Belgium | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto–Soudal |
| 2023 | Australia | Caleb Ewan | Lotto–Dstny |