63rd A&D Omloop van Vlaanderen continues to innovate

Competition gets more compact, all-new test on Friday

A shakedown, a compact race night on Friday and a full race day on Saturday. For a lot of teams and participants, this concept makes the A&D Omloop van Vlaanderen a race that should be on the calendar. This year, the experience is going to be even more intense. Indeed, the shakedown moves from Wednesday to Thursday. This makes the race more compact, which will undoubtedly be appreciated by the teams. 

Thursday 31/8 the 63rd Omloop van Vlaanderen will officially start. The roadbook can be picked up in the morning and the whole day can be spent exploring. By invitation, testing will take place from 1pm to 5pm, the shakedown itself from 6pm to 10pm. Of course, the cosy Slyps will remain the beating heart of our shakedown. 

Fridays can also be scouted from 8.30am to 3pm. During this time, the team can also complete administrative and technical checks. Five tests are scheduled on Friday evening. As indicated earlier, the course will undergo a lot of changes. We can already reveal that a completely new test, KP Zwevezele, will be on the programme on Friday. This new test will be run twice, one of which will be in the dark.

The focus of the A&D Omloop van Vlaanderen is on Saturday with another 15 tests on the programme. More info on the trials and timing will follow later.
 

Clio Trophy Netherlands confirms international character

This year, the 63rd A&D Omloop van Vlaanderen welcomes the Clio Rally Trophy Netherlands. The arrival of this competition in Roeselare once again emphasises the international character of our competition. It is with the support of our gold partner Transport De Duytsche that the collaboration came about.

"There is a lot of interest in the Clio Rally Trophy," says organiser Jim van den Heuvel. "We have already received a lot of requests. A lot of last year's drivers also want to continue. As things stand, we expect around 12 to 15 drivers at the start. To give last year's riders an extra challenge, we have started looking for races abroad. Races that we ourselves find attractive. From the A&D Omloop van Vlaanderen we also immediately got positive reactions."

With the arrival of the Dutch Clios, Belgian Clio drivers will have the chance to compete with their Dutch counterparts. It gave our structural partner Werkkledij Comtex Roeselare the idea of launching a competition with full or partial entry fees as the prize. Interested drivers can request more info from Comtex Rallysport.