GP Briek Schotte

GP Briek Schotte

Poster to the 2014 edition
Race details
Date	September
Region	West Flanders, Belgium
Local name(s)	Grote Prijs Briek Schotte, Desselgem Koerse
Discipline	Road
Type	Criterium
Organiser	Véloclub De Leiezonen
History
First edition	1941 (1941)
Editions	79 (as of 2023)
First winner	Briek Schotte (BEL)
Most wins	Gilbert Desmet (BEL) (4 wins)
Most recent	Kobe Vanoverschelde (BEL)

The GP Briek Schotte is a criterium road cycling race held annually around the village of Desselgem in West Flanders, Belgium.^[1] The race was first organized in 1941. In 1942 and 1947, two editions were organized, one in July and the other in September.^[2] The race was named in honor of Belgian cyclist Briek Schotte, the winner of the first three editions of the race.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1941	Briek Schotte
1942 (July)	Briek Schotte
1942 (Sept.)	Briek Schotte
1943	André Defoort
1944	Cancelled
1945	Roger Desmet
1946	Cancelled
1947 (July)	Maurice Meersman
1947 (Sept.)	Norbert Callens
1948	André Maelbrancke
1949	Henri Denijs
1950	Georges De Craeye
1951–1952	Cancelled
1953	Emile Severeyns
1954	Paul Borremans
1955	Gilbert Desmet
1956	Germain Derycke
1957	Emile Severeyns
1958	Paul Borremans
1959	Gilbert Desmet
1960	Gilbert Desmet
1961	Arthur Decabooter
1962	Norbert Kerckhove
1963	Gilbert Desmet
1964	Julien Gekiere
1965	Willy Planckaert
1966	Daniel Van Ryckeghem
1967	Rik Van Looy
1968	Jos Huysmans
1969	Rik Van Looy
1970	Eric Leman
1971	Edward Janssens
1972	Christian Callens
1973	Walter Godefroot
1974	Willy Van Malderghem
1975	Herman Van Springel
1976	Willem Peeters
1977	Jos Schipper
1978	Willem Peeters
1979	Johnny De Nul
1980	Frans Van Looy
1981	André Dierickx
1982	Eddy Planckaert
1983	Ivan Lamote
1984	Patrick Versluys
1985	Dirk Heirweg
1986	Johan Capiot
1987	Dirk Demol
1988	Johan Museeuw
1989	Jean-Marie Vernie
1990	Gino De Backer
1991	Patrick Eyk
1992	Johan Verstrepen
1993	Bart Leysen
1994	Hendrik Redant
1995	Jans Koerts
1996	Wim Omloop
1997	Wim Feys
1998	Jo Planckaert
1999	Johan Museeuw
2000	Max van Heeswijk
2001	Wilfried Peeters
2002	Sven Vanthourenhout
2003	Wilfried Cretskens
2004	Wilfried Cretskens
2005	Wouter Weylandt
2006	Johnny Hoogerland
2007	Steven de Jongh
2008	Mauro Facci
2009	Niko Eeckhout
2010	Kevin Van Impe
2011	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
2012	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck
2013	Julien Vermote
2014	Andrew Fenn	Iljo Keisse	Gianluca Brambilla
2015[4]	Brian van Goethem	Łukasz Wiśniowski	Boris Vallée
2016[5]	Brian van Goethem	Jasper de Buyst	Sep Vanmarcke
2017[6]	Timothy Dupont	Piotr Havik	Carl Fredrik Hagen
2018[7]	Milan Menten	Enzo Wouters	Kenny Dehaes
2019[8]	Arjen Livyns	Ylber Sefa	Michael Freiberg
2020–2021	Cancelled
2022	Kobe Vanoverschelde	Jente Klaver	Meindert Weulink
2023	Jonas Rickaert	Jordi Warlop	Maarten Verheyen

References

1. "Desselgem - G.P Albéric Schotte (Bel) - Crit". memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
2. GP Briek Schotte palmares at Cycling Archives (archived)
3. "Grote Prijs Briek Schotte". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
4. Francis Spruyt (15 September 2015). "Desselgem Koerse : Classement". directvelo.com.
5. Francis Spruyt (13 September 2016). "Kermesse Pro - Memorial Briek Schotte : Classement". directvelo.com.
6. Frédéric Gachet (12 September 2017). "Kermesse Pro - Memorial Briek Schotte : Classement". directvelo.com.
7. Frédéric Gachet (11 September 2018). "Kermesse Pro - Memorial Briek Schotte : Classement". directvelo.com.
8. Frédéric Gachet (10 September 2019). "Kermesse Pro - GP Memorial Briek Schotte : Classement". directvelo.com.