E3 Saxo Bank Classic

Key facts

Date

Late March

Region

Flanders , Belgium

Local name

E3 Harelbeke (in Dutch)

Nickname

The little Tour of Flanders

Discipline

Road

Competition

UCI World Tour

Type

One-day race

Organiser

Hand in Hand VZW

Race director

Philippe Vermeeren

Web site

www .e3saxoclassic .be

First edition

1958 ( 1958 )

Editions

68 (as of 2026)

First winner