# Tour of Leuven

Tour of Leuven - Memorial Jef Scherens (until 2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after the seven-time professional sprint world champion Jef Scherens.
The local city circuit from the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, hosted in Leuven, was largely based on the circuit that is ridden during the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens.

## Winners

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 1963 | Belgium | Marcel Van Den Bogaert | G.B.C. Libertas |
| 1964 | Belgium | Norbert Kerckhove | Labo–Dr. Mann |
| 1965 | Belgium | Fernand Deferm | Dr. Mann |
| 1966 | Belgium | Herman van Springel | Mann–Grundig |
| 1967 | Belgium | Robert Lelangue | Romeo–Smith's |
| 1968 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1969 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | Okay Whisky–Diamant |
| 1970 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | Geens–Watney |
| 1971 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | Watney–Avia |
| 1972 | Belgium | Gustaaf Hermans | amateur |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Jan van Katwijk | IJsboerke–Bertin |
| 1974 | Belgium | Freddy Maertens | Carpenter–Flandria |
| 1975 | Belgium | Freddy Maertens | Carprnter-Flandria |
| 1976 | Belgium | Frans Verbeeck | IJsboerke–Colnago |
| 1977 | Belgium | Walter Planckaert | Maes Pils–Mini Flat |
| 1978 | Belgium | Frans Van Looy | Mini Flat–Boule d'Or |
| 1979 | Belgium | Marcel Laurens | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia |
| 1980 | Belgium | Ludo Delcroix | IJsboerke–Warncke Eis |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Jan Raas | TI–Raleigh |
| 1982 | Belgium | Rudy Matthijs | Boule d'Or–Sunair |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Adri van der Poel | Jacky Aernoudt Meubelen–Rossin–Campagnolo |
| 1984 | Belgium | Ronny van Holen | Safir–Van de Ven |
| 1985 | Belgium | Jozef Lieckens | Lotto |
| 1986 | Belgium | Jozef Lieckens | Lotto–Emerxil–Merckx |
| 1987 | Belgium | Ronny van Holen | Lucas-Arkel-Atlanta |
| 1988 | Belgium | Patrick Schoovaerts | amateur |
| 1989 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1990 | Belgium | Wilfried Peeters | Histor–Sigma |
| 1991 | Netherlands | Wilco Zuijderwijk | Buckler–Colnago–Decca |
| 1992 | Belgium | Hendrik Redant | Lotto–Mavic–MBK |
| 1993 | Netherlands | Frans Maassen | WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca |
| 1994 | Italy | Mauro Bettin | GB–MG Maglificio |
| 1995 | Netherlands | Erik Dekker | Novell–Decca–Colnago |
| 1996 | Netherlands | Jans Koerts | Palmans-Boghemans |
| 1997 | Belgium | Stéphane Hennebert | Tönissteiner–Colnago |
| 1998 | Belgium | Jo Planckaert | Lotto–Mobistar |
| 1999 | Belgium | Marc Streel | home–Jack & Jones |
| 2000 | Belgium | Dave Bruylandts | Palmans–Ideal |
| 2001 | Belgium | Niko Eeckhout | Cofidis |
| 2002 | Germany | Andreas Klier | Team Telekom |
| 2003 | Norway | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole |
| 2004 | Denmark | Allan Johansen | BankGiroLoterij |
| 2005 | Netherlands | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank |
| 2006 | Germany | Marcel Sieberg | Team Wiesenhof-AKUD |
| 2007 | Netherlands | Bram Tankink | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2008 | Netherlands | Wouter Mol | P3 Transfer–Batavus |
| 2009 | Netherlands | Sebastian Langeveld | Rabobank |
| 2010 | Netherlands | Lars Boom | Rabobank |
| 2011 | France | Jérôme Pineau | Quick-Step |
| 2012 | Belgium | Steven Caethoven | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's |
| 2013 | Belgium | Bert De Backer | Argos–Shimano |
| 2014 | Germany | André Greipel | Lotto–Belisol |
| 2015 | Belgium | Björn Leukemans | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 2016 | Belgium | Dimitri Claeys | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 2017 | Belgium | Timothy Dupont | Vérandas Willems–Crelan |
| 2018 | Belgium | Jasper Stuyven | Trek–Segafredo |
| 2019 | Italy | Niccolò Bonifazio | Total Direct Énergie |
| 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 | Italy | Niccolò Bonifazio | Team TotalEnergies |
| 2022 | Belgium | Victor Campenaerts | Lotto–Soudal |
| 2023 | Belgium | Arnaud De Lie | Lotto–Dstny |
| 2024 | Norway | Markus Hoelgaard | Uno-X Mobility |