Ghent–Wevelgem U23

The Kattekoers is a European single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders. As of 2011, the race is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Kattekoers

Race details
Date	Late March
Region	Flanders, Belgium
English name	Kattekoers
Local name(s)	Kattekoers (in Dutch)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI Europe Tour
Type	One-day race
Web site	www.deinze-ieper.be/index.php
History
First edition	1934 (1934)
Editions	78 (as of 2018)
First winner	Alfons Ghesquière (BEL)
Most wins	Stefaan Vermeersch (BEL) (3 wins)
Most recent	Žiga Jerman (SLO)

The Kattekoers was created in 1934, initially as The three belfry cities. The race started in Ghent, passed Bruges and ended in Ieper, three cities which have a belfry, hence the name. More recently, the starting location has been changed to Deinze instead of Ghent.