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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late March |
| Region | Flanders, Belgium |
| English name | Nokere Koerse |
| Local name | Nokere Koerse(in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI ProSeries UCI Women's ProSeries |
| Type | One-day race |
| Web site | www |
| Men's history | |
| First edition | 1944 (1944) |
| Editions | 79 (as of 2025) |
| First winner |  Marcel Kint (BEL) |
| Most wins | Hendrik Van Dijck (BEL) Tim Merlier (BEL)(3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Nils Eekhoff (NED) |
| Women's history | |
| First edition | 2019 (2019) |
| Editions | 6 (as of 2025) |
| First winner | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| Most wins | Lorena Wiebes (NED) Lotte Kopecky (BEL)(2 wins) |
| Most recent |  Marta Lach (POL) |
Nokere Koerse is a Europeansemi classic single daycycle race held in theBelgian region ofFlanders.[1]
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as theGrand Prix Jules Lowie in honour of 1938Paris–Nice winnerJules Lowie who was born inNokere. From 2005 to 2015, the race was organized as a1.1 event on theUCI Europe Tour, and starting in 2016 it was upgraded to a1.HC event. Since 2021, the race has been part of theUCI ProSeries. The 2013 edition of the race is counted as an edition by the organisation as it was fully organised but cancelled due to bad winter weather on the day (hence only 78 winners for 79 editions in the table below), and the 2020 edition of the race was cancelled owing to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Since 2019, a women's edition of Nokere Koerse is held on the same day as the men's race, starting and finishing in the same location. In 2021, this race joined theUCI Women's ProSeries.[3] Since 2016, a junior edition of the race has also been held.[4]
Only five cyclists not born in Belgium or the Netherlands have won the men's race, with only Belgian and Dutch riders and one lone Polish rider having won the women's race.
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| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 62 | Belgium |
| 11 | Netherlands |
| 2 |  Australia |
| 1 |  Italy Switzerland France |
Since 2016 a junior edition of the race has existed.[4]
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Belgium | Arne Marit | Van Den Hauwe–Gentse VS | |
| 2017 | Belgium | Arne Marit | Van Den Hauwe–Nucci | |
| 2018 | Belgium | Ilan Van Wilder | ||
| 2019 |  Great Britain | Alex Haines | HMT Hospitals Giant CT | |
| 2020–2021 | No race due toCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2022 | Belgium | Jarno Widar | Crabbe Toitures–CC Chevigny U19 | |
| 2023 | Great Britain | Jed Smithson | Fensham Howes-MAS Design | |
| 2024 | Great Britain | Seb Grindley | Fensham Howes-MAS Design | |
| 2025 | Belgium | Thor Michielsen | Avia-Rudyco Cycling Team | |
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands | Lorena Wiebes | Parkhotel Valkenburg | |
| 2020 | No race due toCOVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands | Amy Pieters | SD Worx | |
| 2022 | Netherlands | Lorena Wiebes | Team DSM | |
| 2023 | Belgium | Lotte Kopecky | SD Worx | |
| 2024 | Belgium | Lotte Kopecky | Team SD Worx–Protime | |
| 2025 | Poland | Marta Lach | Team SD Worx–Protime | |
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 3 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Belgium |
| 1 | Poland |