Nokere Koerse is a one-day road cycling race held in late March in Flanders, Belgium. It is part of the UCI ProSeries for men and the UCI Women's ProSeries for women. The race starts and finishes in Nokere.
Next edition
17 Mar 2027
men and women, same day
Starts in
date from the UCI calendar
Men
1.Pro
Women
1.Pro
Riders to watch
Menpast podium riders still racing
Defending champion · 2026
Jasper PHILIPSENAlpecin-Premier Tech
1 win and 3 podiums here · 10 wins in 2026
Last 5 races
1465418RiderPodiums here 2015–26Wins 26Last 5
Riders to watch
Womenpast podium riders still racing
Defending champion · 2026
Lotte KOPECKYTeam SD Worx - Protime
3 wins and 5 podiums here · 3 wins in 2026
Last 5 races
4224620RiderPodiums here 2019–26Wins 26Last 5
In our records
Men3 wins
T. MERLIER, the most since 2015 in our records
3 podiums
J. PHILIPSEN and T. MERLIER, the most since 2015 in our records
9 winners in 11 editions
Since 2015 in our records
In our records
Women3 wins
L. KOPECKY, the most since 2019 in our records
5 podiums
L. KOPECKY, the most since 2019 in our records
2× on the podium
L. GILLESPIE, never won (2025, 2026)
4 winners in 7 editions
Since 2019 in our records
Winners
Men| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  J. PHILIPSEN2 MEEUS s.t., 3 MOLANO s.t. |
| 2025 |  N. EEKHOFF2 MOSCHETTI s.t., 3 LAMPERTI s.t. |
| 2024 | T. MERLIER2 JAKOBSEN s.t., 3 PHILIPSEN s.t. |
| 2023 | T. MERLIER2 THEUNS s.t., 3 MENTEN s.t. |
| 2022 | T. MERLIER2 WALSCHEID s.t., 3 DE LIE s.t. |
| 2021 | L. ROBEET2 GAUDIN +0:03, 3 MOZZATO +0:05 |
| 2019 | C. BOL2 ACKERMANN s.t., 3 PHILIPSEN s.t. |
| 2018 | F. JAKOBSEN2 CAPIOT s.t., 3 HOFSTETTER s.t. |
| 2017 |  N. BOUHANNI2 BLYTHE s.t., 3 STALLAERT s.t. |
| 2016 | T. DUPONT2 HALVORSEN s.t., 3 GROENEWEGEN s.t. |
| 2015 | K. BOECKMANS2 JULES s.t., 3 THWAITES s.t. |
Winners
Women| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 | L. KOPECKY2 KOOL s.t., 3 GILLESPIE s.t. |
| 2025 |  M. LACH2 ZANETTI s.t., 3 GILLESPIE s.t. |
| 2024 | L. KOPECKY2 WIEBES +0:17, 3 WILLIAMS +0:18 |
| 2023 | L. KOPECKY2 WIEBES +0:28, 3 BASTIANELLI +0:29 |
| 2022 | L. WIEBES2 KOPECKY +0:01, 3 BASTIANELLI +0:01 |
| 2021 | A. PIETERS2 BROWN s.t., 3 KLEIN +0:04 |
| 2019 | L. WIEBES2 KLEIN s.t., 3 KOPECKY s.t. |
Podiums
Men · in our records, 2015–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| T. MERLIER | 3 | 3 |
| J. PHILIPSEN | 3 | 1 |
| F. JAKOBSEN | 2 | 1 |
| N. EEKHOFF | 1 | 1 |
| L. ROBEET | 1 | 1 |
| C. BOL | 1 | 1 |
| N. BOUHANNI | 1 | 1 |
| T. DUPONT | 1 | 1 |
| K. BOECKMANS | 1 | 1 |
| J. MEEUS | 1 | 0 |
Podiums
Women · in our records, 2019–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| L. KOPECKY | 5 | 3 |
| L. WIEBES | 4 | 2 |
 L. GILLESPIE | 2 | 0 |
 M. BASTIANELLI | 2 | 0 |
 L. KLEIN | 2 | 0 |
| M. LACH | 1 | 1 |
| A. PIETERS | 1 | 1 |
| C. KOOL | 1 | 0 |
 L. ZANETTI | 1 | 0 |
 L. WILLIAMS | 1 | 0 |
Teams
Men| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| Soudal Quick-Step | 2 |
| Alpecin-Premier Tech | 1 |
| Team Picnic Postnl | 1 |
| Alpecin-Fenix | 1 |
| Bingoal WB | 1 |
Nations
Men| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| France | 1 |
Teams
Women| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| Team SD Worx - Protime | 3 |
| Team SD Worx | 2 |
| Team DSM | 1 |
| Parkhotel Valkenburg | 1 |
Nations
Women| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Poland | 1 |
History
- 1944
Race created as the Grand Prix Jules Lowie, in honour of Jules Lowie, born in Nokere.
- 2005
Organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
- 2013
Edition fully organised but cancelled due to bad winter weather on the day.
- 2016
Upgraded to a 1.HC event; a junior edition of the race also held since this year.
- 2019
First women's edition held on the same day as the men's race.
- 2020
Edition cancelled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2021
Men's race joined the UCI ProSeries; women's race joined the UCI Women's ProSeries.