Egmont Cycling Race

Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.^[1]

Egmont Cycling Race

Race details
Date	Late August
Region	East Flanders, Belgium
English name	Egmont Cycling Race
Local name(s)	Egmont Cycling Race (in Dutch)
Nickname(s)	Tistaertprijs
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	Single-day
Organiser	Zottegemse Wielerclub
Web site	www.egmontcyclingrace.be
History
First edition	1934 (1934)
Editions	87 (as of 2023)
First winner	André Verlinden (BEL)
Most wins	Maurice Blomme (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent	Jasper De Buyst (BEL)

The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 and 1998 it was called 'Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem'. In 1999 it changed to 'G.P. Zottegem – Tistaertprijs'. In 2002 'Tistaertprijs' disappeared in the name. It was called GP Stad Zottegem until 2020.^[2] Since 2020 the organization continued under the name 'Egmont Cycling Race'.^[3]