Tour of Flanders Past Winners
First run in 1913, the Ronde van Vlaanderen is woven into Belgian sporting culture as deeply as any race in the world. Its roll of winners is not just history — it is a pattern, and the pattern is useful when you bet.
From 1913 to the modern race
The Tour of Flanders has run since 1913 and grew into a national institution in Belgium, where the early-April Sunday is a fixture of the sporting calendar. Across its eras the climbs have shifted, but the character has not: it has always been a race for hard men who can ride cobbles and punch up short, steep ramps.
The modern race took its decisive shape when the finishing circuit settled on the late combination of the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. Ridden close to the line, and more than once, that pairing became the launch pad — the spot where the winning move goes. We frame the greats by their eras rather than naming a current champion, because form turns over and last season's result is not a permanent truth. Current standings live at the sportsbook.
What the pattern tells a bettor
Read the list across the decades and one thing repeats: cobbled hard men win this race. The same rider type, and often the same names, dominate within an era. For a bettor that is a signal — the winner pool is narrow and predictable in profile, even when the individual changes. Weight the Flandrien profile heavily and treat outsiders without it sceptically.
Turn that history into a stake through the outright or, for better value, each-way and head-to-heads. The sibling Monument Paris-Roubaix shares the same lineage of cobbled specialists. Full market and current odds on the Tour of Flanders page; learn the markets via cycling bet types.
Frequently asked questions
When was the first Tour of Flanders?
The first edition was run in 1913. It grew into one of Belgium's great sporting institutions and is one of cycling's five Monuments.
What do past Tour of Flanders winners tell a bettor?
That cobbled hard men win it. The same rider profile dominates across eras, so the winner pool is narrow and predictable in type. Backing the Flandrien profile and doubting riders who lack it is the lesson of the history.