# Heusden Koers

Heusden Koers is a road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1929. The race has Heusden (East Flanders) as both start and finish place. The riders complete several laps through the area, ultimately competing for victory in local rounds. The event attracts between 20,000 and 30,000 spectators each edition.

## Men's Race Winners

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 1929 | Belgium | Alfred Hamerlinck | Génial Lucifer-Hutchinson |
| 1930–35 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1936 | Belgium | Karel Clapdorp | Dossche Sport |
| 1937 | Belgium | Sylvain Grysolle | Dilecta–Wolber |
| 1938 | Belgium | Marcel Claeys | La Française |
| 1939 | Belgium | Sylvain Grysolle | Dilecta–Wolber |
| 1940–51 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1952 | Belgium | Leon Delathouwer | Van Hauwaert |
| 1953 | Belgium | Marcel Hendrickx | Plume Sport |
| 1954 | Belgium | Lucien Mathys | Groene Leeuw |
| 1955 | Belgium | Andre Pieters | Bertin |
| 1956 | Belgium | Rafael Jonckheere | The Dura |
| 1957–58 | No race | No race | No race |
| 1959 | Belgium | Gilbert Desmet | Faema |
| 1960 | Belgium | Frans De Mulder | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw |
| 1961 | Belgium | Rik Van Looy | Faema |
| 1962 | Belgium | Gilbert De Smet | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw |
| 1963 | Belgium | Gustaaf De Smet | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw |
| 1964 | Belgium | Edward Sels | Solo–Superia |
| 1965 | Belgium | Rik Van Looy | Solo–Superia |
| 1966 | Belgium | Joseph Huysmans | Dr. Mann-Grundig |
| 1967 | Belgium | Joseph Huysmans | Dr. Mann-Grundig |
| 1968 | Belgium | Leopold Van den Neste | Pull Over Centrale–Novy |
| 1969 | Belgium | Walter Godefroot | Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger |
| 1970 | Belgium | Martin Van Den Bossche | Molteni |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Gerben Karstens | Goudsmit–Hoff |
| 1972 | Belgium | André Dierickx | Beaulieu–Flandria |
| 1973 | Belgium | Victor Van Schil | Molteni |
| 1974 | Belgium | Willy Planckaert | IJsboerke–Colner |
| 1975 | Belgium | Roger De Vlaeminck | Brooklyn |
| 1976 | Belgium | Freddy Maertens | Flandria–Velda |
| 1977 | Belgium | Walter Godefroot | IJsboerke–Colnago |
| 1978 | Belgium | Freddy Maertens | Flandria–Velda-Lano |
| 1979 | Belgium | Johnny De Nul | Lano–Boule d'Or |
| 1980 | Belgium | Roger De Vlaeminck | Boule d'Or-Colnago-Studio Casa |
| 1981 | Belgium | Dirk Heirweg | Boston–Mavic |
| 1982 | Belgium | Dirk Heirweg | Van de Ven Olen-Moser |
| 1983 | Belgium | Lucien Van Impe | Metauro Mobili–Pinarello |
| 1984 | Belgium | Dirk Heirweg | Safir–Van de Ven |
| 1985 | Belgium | Luc Govaerts | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo |
| 1986 | Belgium | Yvan Lamote | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor |
| 1987 | Netherlands | Henri Manders | PDM–Ultima–Concorde |
| 1988 | Belgium | Patrick Onnockx | AD Renting–Anti-M–Bottecchia |
| 1989 | Belgium | Sammie Moreels | Lotto-Vitus-Assos-Opel |
| 1990 | Belgium | Yves Godimus | La William–Saltos |
| 1991 | Belgium | Bart Leysen | Lotto-Superclub |
| 1992 | Belgium | Jan Bogaert | Assur Carpets-Willy Naessens |
| 1993 | Russia | Viatcheslav Ekimov | Novemail |
| 1994 | Belgium | Herman Frison | Lotto-Mavic |
| 1995 | Belgium | Kurt Onclin | Palmans-Ipso |
| 1996 | Belgium | Johan Capiot | Collstrop-Lystex-Merckx |
| 1997 | Belgium | Gert Vanderaerden | Palmans-Lystex |
| 1998 | Belgium | Jean-Pierre Heynderickx | Home Market-Ville de Chareloi |
| 1999 | Netherlands | Berry Hoedemakers | Spar |
| 2000 | Belgium | Peter Van Petegem | Farm Frites |
| 2001 | Belgium | Geert Omloop | Collstrop-Palmans |
| 2002 | Belgium | Peter Wuyts | Collstrop-Palmans |
| 2003 | Belgium | Tom Steels | Landbouwkrediet–Colnago |
| 2004 | Belgium | Andy Cappelle | Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf |
| 2005 | Belgium | Nick Nuyens | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2006 | Belgium | Geert Omloop | Unibet.com |
| 2007 | Belgium | Wouter Weylandt | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| 2008 | Belgium | Frédéric Amorison | Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner |
| 2009 | United States | Tyler Farrar | Garmin-Slipstream |
| 2010 | Belgium | Wouter Weylandt | Quick-Step |
| 2011 | Belgium | James Vanlandschoot | Veranda's Willems–Accent |
| 2012 | Belgium | Timothy Dupont | Jong Vlaanderen–Bauknecht |
| 2013 | Belgium | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto-Belisol |
| 2014 | Belgium | Dries De Bondt | Josan–To Win |
| 2015 | Belgium | Kenny Dehaes | Lotto-Soudal |
| 2016 | Belgium | Timothy Dupont | Veranda's Willems Cycling Team |
| 2017 | Belgium | Kenny Dehaes | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| 2018 | Belgium | Benjamin Verraes | VDM Van Durme–Michiels–Trawobo CT |
| 2019 | Belgium | Tim Merlier | Corendon-Circus |
| 2020–21 | No race | No race | No race |
| 2022 | Belgium | Tom Van Asbroeck | Israel Cycling Academy |
| 2023 | Great Britain | Harry Tanfield | TDT–Unibet Cycling Team |

## Books

* Heusdenkoers – het Wereldkampioenschap der Kermiskoersen by Stefaan van Laere in 2018, Partizaan, 176 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789492007490