Brabantse Pijl
The Brabantse Pijl (English: Brabant Arrow, French: Flèche Brabançonne or Flèche Branconne) is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | mid-April |
| Region | Flemish Brabant & Walloon Brabant, Belgium |
| English name | Brabant Arrow |
| Local name(s) | Brabantse Pijl (in Dutch) La Flèche Brabançonne (in French) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Organiser | WSC Rode Sportief Beersel |
| Race director | Pascal Demol |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1961 |
| Editions | 60 (as of 2020) |
| First winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Pino Cerami (BEL) |
| Most wins | Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) (4 wins) |
| Most recent |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
Zaventem used to be the city of start; in 2008 however, Leuven became the place of start. Until 2009, the finish was located in Alsemberg and, in 2010, it moved to Overijse. Also in 2010, the fixed date of the Brabantse Pijl shifted from the Sunday before the Tour of Flanders to the Wednesday before the Amstel Gold Race.
In 2011, the race was upgraded to a 1.HC event. Edwig Van Hooydonck holds the record for most wins in the race with four between 1987 and 1995.
Winners
Multiple winners
Active riders are in italics
| Wins | Rider | Nationality | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Edwig Van Hooydonck | Belgium | 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995 |
| 3 | Johan Capiot | Belgium | 1988, 1989, 1992 |
| Óscar Freire |  Spain | 2005, 2006, 2007 | |
| Johan Museeuw | Belgium | 1996, 1998, 2000 | |
| 2 | Michele Bartoli |  Italy | 1994, 1999 |
| Michael Boogerd |  Netherlands | 2001, 2003 | |
| Philippe Gilbert | Belgium | 2011, 2014 | |
| Herman Van Springel | Belgium | 1970, 1974 |
Wins per country
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
| 38 | Belgium |
| 7 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Italy |
| 3 | France Spain |
| 1 |  Czech Republic Slovakia |