Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
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Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem 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.
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' and since 2002 it has the current name.
Zottegem
Zottegem is a municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders, in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove,...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
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' and since 2002 it has the current name.