Kessel–Lier Explained

Kessel-Lier was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1980. The race was run in the Antwerp Province (Belgium) between Kessel and Lier.^[1]

The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Herman Van Springel.^[2]

Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third
1954	André Blomme	Jozef De Feyter	Marcel Ryckaet
1955	Julien Cools	Aloïs De Hertog	Eugène Van Roosbroeck
1956	Alfons Vandenbrande	Maurice Baële	Joseph Mariën
1957	Karel Borgmans	Willy Schroeders	Jan Van Gompel
1958	Jan Zagers	Joseph Theuns	Jan Van Gompel
1959	Jozef Verachtert	Michel Van Aerde	Joseph Janssens
1960	Frans Aerenhouts	Jan Van Gompel	Robert Duerinckx
1961	Frans Aerenhouts	Leopold Schaeken	Lode Troonbeeckx
1962	Rick Luyten	Raymond Vrancken	Adriaan Biemans
1963	Ludo Janssens	Jan Lauwers	Jan Van Gompel
1964	Joseph Haeseldonckx	Lex Van Kreuningen	Jean-Baptiste Claes
1965	Lode Troonbeeckx	Jos Dewit	Joseph Haeseldonckx
1966	Joseph Huysmans	Lucien Willekens	Hugo Hellemans
1967	Willy In 't Ven	Jean-Baptiste Claes	Peter Glemser
1968	Joseph Spruyt	Julien Stevens	Victor Van Schil
1969	Paul In 't Ven	Jos Deschoenmaecker	Eddy Beugels
1970	Rik Van Looy	Julien Delocht	Roger Cooreman
1971	Victor Van Schil	Jos Abelshausen	Giovanni Jimenez
1972	Herman Van Springel	Richard Bukati	Harry Van Leeuwen
1973	Alfons De Bal	Jos Abelshausen	Victor Van Schil
1974	Joseph Huysmans	Marc Sohet	Victor Van Schil
1975	André Delcroix	Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck	Jozef Jacobs
1976	Frans Mintjens	André Delcroix	Willy Scheers
	No race
1979	Martin Havik	Leo Van Thielen	René Dillen
1980	Hendrik Caethoven	Emiel Gijssemans	Marc Goossens

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kessel-Lier (Bel) - Ex. . 31 December 2021 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu.
2. Web site: 2022 . Kessel-Lier . FirstCycling.com . en.