World Ports Classic
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Date | End of August (2012 and 2013) May (2014 and 2015) |
Region | Netherlands and Belgium |
English name | World Ports Classic |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
History | |
First edition | 2012 |
Editions | 4 (as of 2015) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | ![]() |
The World Ports Classic is a European two-day cycle race held between the port cities of Rotterdam and Antwerp, organized by ASO as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The riders start in Rotterdam and finish the first day in Antwerp before riding in the opposite direction on the second and final day. A leader's jersey is awarded to the winner of the first stage[1] to be defended on the second stage.
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History
The inaugural event commenced on 31 August 2012[2][3] with the first stage being won by Tom Boonen ahead of André Greipel and Alexander Kristoff. The second stage was won by Theo Bos ahead of Greipel and Boonen. Boonen won the overall classification and the points classification with Kristoff winning the youth classification.
The 2013 event was won by Nikolas Maes of Belgium, while Bos won in 2014.
The 2015 event was won by Kris Boeckmans of Belgium, Andrea Guardini won the first stage ahead of Yauheni Hutarovich and Kris Boeckmans. Kris Boeckmans won the second stage ahead of Danilo Napolitano and Alessandro Bazzana.
Winners
Rider | Team | ||
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2012 | ![]() |
Tom Boonen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
2013 | ![]() |
Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
2014 | ![]() |
Theo Bos (NED) | Belkin Pro Cycling |
2015 | ![]() |
Kris Boeckmans (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal |
References
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Cycle races in Belgium
- Cycle races in the Netherlands
- UCI Europe Tour races
- Recurring sporting events established in 2012
- 2012 establishments in Belgium
- 2012 establishments in the Netherlands
- Sport in Rotterdam
- Sport in Antwerp
- World Ports Classic