{{Short description|Cycling road race in Belgium}} {{Infobox cycling race | name = GP Stad Vilvoorde | image = | date = April | region = [[Flemish Brabant]], [[Belgium]] | english = Grand Prix of the City of Vilvoorde | localnames = Grote Prijs Stad Vilvoorde {{in lang|nl}} | nickname = | discipline = [[Road bicycle racing|Road]] | competition = [[UCI Europe Tour]] | type = One-day race | organiser = | director = | first = {{start date|1931}} | number = 84 (as of 2019) | last = | firstwinner = {{flagathlete|[[Edward Huygens]]|BEL}} | mostwins = {{ubl|{{flagathlete|[[Wim Omloop]]|BEL}}|{{flagathlete|[[Theo Middelkamp]]|NED}}}} ''(2 wins)'' | mostrecent = {{flagathlete|[[Gerry Druyts]]|BEL}} }} The '''GP Stad Vilvoorde''' is a single-day [[Road bicycle racing|cycle race]] held each year in and around the Belgian city of [[Vilvoorde]]. The race was first organized in 1931.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-stad-vilvoorde/2004 | title=GP Stad Vilvoorde | work=ProCyclingStats | accessdate=7 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/criteriums/crit_stad_vilvoorde.php | title=GP Stad Vilvoorde | work=Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu | accessdate=7 September 2021 | archive-date=12 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812204813/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/criteriums/crit_stad_vilvoorde.php | url-status=dead }}</ref>
The race was [[Eddy Merckx]]'s first professional win, with his victory in the 1965 edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onthewheelofeddymerckx.be/vilvoorde|title=Vilvoorde, a town of cycling fans|work=onthewheelofeddymerckx.be | accessdate=7 September 2021}}</ref>
==Winners== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#ccccff;" !Year !Winner !Second !Third |- |1931 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Edward Huygens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Léon Louyet]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[René Malbrecq]] |- |1932 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Odile Van Hevel]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Georges De Witte]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Georges Lemaire]] |- |1933 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Georges Lemaire]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Richard Noterman]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Leopold Gérard]] |- |1934 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alfred Hamerlinck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frans Dictus]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Edward Vissers]] |- |1935 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frans Van Loock]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Edward Vissers]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Wauters]] |- |1936 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Theo Middelkamp]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist)|Michel D'Hooghe]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[André Defoort]] |- |1937 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Éloi Meulenberg]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist)|Michel D'Hooghe]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alfons Schepers]] |- |1938 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frans Demondt]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Théo Pirmez]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Croon]] |- |1939 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jan Gommers]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Louis Hardiquest]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sylvain Grysolle]] |- |1940 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Achiel Buysse]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sylvain Grysolle]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frans Demondt]] |- |{{Gray|1941-1942}} |colspan=3 align=center|''No race'' |- |1943 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Adolphe Vandenbossche]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Lode Janssens|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eugène Kiewit]] |- |{{Gray|1944}} |colspan=3 align=center|''No race'' |- |1945 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Desimpelaere]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Albert Sercu]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Désiré Keteleer]] |- |1946 |{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Albert Anutchin]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raymond Impanis]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} Fred Seynaeve |- |1947 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Albert Sercu]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Michel Remue|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Briek Schotte]] |- |1948 |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Theo Middelkamp]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Michel Remue|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jules Depoorter]] |- |1949 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alberic Schotte]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jozef Van Der Helst]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raymond Impanis]] |- |1950 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Edward Van Dyck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Valère Lowie]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raphaël Jonckheere]] |- |1951 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Bogaerts]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Raymond Impanis]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Henri Serin]] |- |1952 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[René Mertens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Storms]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Henri Van Kerkhove]] |- |1953 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Joseph Plas]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Raphaël Glorieux|nl}} |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Albert Dolhats]] |- |1954 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Blomme]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alfred De Bruyne]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Wim van Est]] |- |1955 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jozef Schils]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Storms]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Albert Denil]] |- |1956 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Wim van Est]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Désiré Keteleer]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Jacques Schoubben|ca}} |- |1957 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[André Noyelle]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Leopold Schaeken|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[René Mertens]] |- |1958 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean Vliegen]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Piet Oellibrandt]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Henri Van den Bossche]] |- |1959 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Rik Van Looy]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Victor Wartel|it}} |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Gerrit Voorting]] |- |1960 |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Victor Wartel|it}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Leopold Schaeken|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Norbert Kerckhove]] |- |1961 |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Leopold Schaeken|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Gabriel Borra|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jozef Mariën]] |- |1962 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Willy Schroeders]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Roger De Coninck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Théo Nijs]] |- |1963 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lode Troonbeeckx]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Leon Sebregts]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Gentiel Saelens|de}} |- |1964 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frans Brands]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Walter Muylaert]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marcel Ongenae]] |- |1965 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eddy Merckx]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Emile Daems]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bernard Van De Kerkhove]] |- |1966 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Lauwers]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Henri Pauwels (cyclist)|Henri Pauwels]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Albert Van Vlierberghe]] |- |1967 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacques De Boever]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Lauwers]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Martin Van Den Bossche]] |- |1968 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean-Baptiste Claes]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Willy Vekemans]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Julien Delocht]] |- |1969 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alfons De Bal]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Léopold Van den Neste]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] |- |1970 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jos van der Vleuten]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Englebert Opdebeeck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Lucien Willekens]] |- |1971 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Julien Stevens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Maurice Dury|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ronny Van de Vijver]] |- |1972 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Harm Ottenbros]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean-Pierre Berckmans]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jacques De Boever]] |- |1973 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dirk Baert]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Aimé Delaere]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Aerts]] |- |1974 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Leopold Van den Neste]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Tony Gakens|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Maurice Dury]] |- |{{Gray|1975-1976}} | colspan=3 align=center| ''No race'' |- |1977 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Frans Verbeeck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Joseph Huysmans]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[André Dierickx]] |- |1978 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gery Verlinden]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eddy Verstraeten]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gustave Van Roosbroeck]] |- |{{Gray|1979}} | colspan=3 align=center|''No race'' |- |1980 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Leo Van Vliet]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Adri van Houwelingen]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eddy Verstraeten]] |- |1981 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Willy Desmet]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Paul Wellens (cyclist)|Paul Wellens]] |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Walter Dalgal]] |- |1982 |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Benjamin Van der Auwera|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Guido Van Sweevelt]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alain Van Hoornweder]] |- |1983 |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Ludo Schurgers|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Kurt Dockx|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Daniel Rossel]] |- |1984 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Cees Priem]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Leo van Vliet]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Patrick Deneut|nl}} |- |1985 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Willy Teirlinck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dirk De Wolf]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Jelle Nijdam]] |- |1986 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Herman Frison]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alain De Roo]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Rudy Patry]] |- |1987 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jean-Pierre Heynderickx]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Guido Verdeyen]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bruno Bruyere]] |- |1988 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Bogaert]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Gert Jakobs]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Kurt Van Keirsbulck|nl}} |- |1989 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Benny Heylen]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Koen Van Rooy|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Marc Sprangers]] |- |1990 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jerry Cooman]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eric Vanderaerden]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Wiebren Veenstra]] |- |1991 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ludo Giesberts]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Peter Huyghe]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Johan Remels]] |- |1992 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Patrick Van Roosbroeck]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Peter Spaenhoven|nl}} |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Marc van Orsouw]] |- |1993 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eddy Van Craeynest]] |{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Alexandr Ukianov]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alain Van der Borght]] |- |1994 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Wiebren Veenstra]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Gert Van Brabant|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ludo Dierckxsens]] |- |1995 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Hans De Meester]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Mario Moermans]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Willy Willems]] |- |1996 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ludo Dierckxsens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ronny Assez]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Hans De Meester]] |- |1997 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nico Renders]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ludo Dierckxsens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Erwin Thijs]] |- |1998 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wim Omloop]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Jamo Vanfrachem|nl}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Tom Stremersch|nl}} |- |1999 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Wim Omloop]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kris Gerits]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Geert Omloop]] |- |2000 |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guillaume Auger]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Danny Baeyens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Karl Pauwels]] |- |2001 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Christophe Stevens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Peter Schoonjans]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Björn Leukemans]] |- |2002 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Andy Cappelle]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Kuyckx]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[David Meys]] |- |2003 |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Gerben Löwik]] |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Geoffroy Lequatre]] |{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Rik Reinerink]] |- |2004 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Steve Schets]] |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Hamish Haynes]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bruno Taelman]] |- |2005 |{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Darius Strole]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[David Meys]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Daniel Verelst|nl}} |- |2006 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevyn Ista]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jan Bluekens]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin Putseys]] |- |2007 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michael Van Staeyen]] |{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Valentin Iglinskiy]] |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ronald Roos]] |- |2008 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kris Boeckmans]] |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Adam Blythe]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Koen Beeckman]] |- |2009 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sven François]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} {{ill|Patrick Cocquyt|it}} |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jeroen Dingemans]] |- |2010 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Sven Wielandt]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justin Van Houcke]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jurgen van Trijp]] |- |2011 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Björn Coomans]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Jurgen Guns]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Dieter Verbeek]] |- |2012 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Cordeel]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin Suarez]] |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Tommy Baeyens]] |- |2013 |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kenneth Van Rooy]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Gibbons (cyclist)|Thomas Gibbons]] |{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ryan Wills]] |- | 2014 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Paul Moerland]] | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Tristan Marguet]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Bert Van der Trappen]] |- |2015 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Matti Helminen]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Julien Kaise]] | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Edward Bissaker]] |- | 2016 | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[David Motte]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Rutger Roelandts]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Glenn Debruyne]] |- | 2017 | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Francesco Van Coppernolle]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Robin Mertens]] | {{flagicon|ALB}} [[Ylber Sefa]] |- | 2018 | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Niels Vandyck]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Glenn Loenders]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Ward Van Laer]] |- | 2019 | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Gerry Druyts]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Rutger Wouters]] | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Jesse Huijbregts]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Cycle races in Belgium]] [[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1931]] [[Category:1931 establishments in Belgium]]