Omloop van het Waasland
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Omloop van het Waasland is a bicycle road race held annually in the Belgian region of Waasland
. Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Waasland
The Waasland is a region in Flanders, Belgium, although without any administrative functions. It is also called the Land van Waas ; Waas most likely refers to the soggy soil of the region even though the exact etymology is unknown - one possibility is a connection to the English word 'wasteland'...
. Since 2009, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.