Kessel–Lier
{{short description|Belgian cycling race}}
{{Infobox cycling race|name=Kessel-Lier|current_event=|date=May, June, July, August|region=Flanders, Belgium|english=Kessel-Lier|localnames=Kessel-Lier (Dutch)|discipline=Road|type=One-day|first={{start date|1954}}|number=25|last=1980|firstwinner={{flagathlete|André Blomme|BEL}}|mostwins={{flagathlete|Frans Aerenhouts|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Joseph Huysmans|BEL}}
(2 wins)|mostrecent={{flagathlete|Hendrik Caethoven|BEL}}|competition=Cat. 1.2}}
Kessel-Lier was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1980. The race was run in the Antwerp Province (Belgium) between Kessel and Lier.{{cite web |title=Kessel-Lier (Bel) - Ex. |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/disparues/anc_kessel_lier.php |accessdate=31 December 2021 |work=Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu}}
The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Rik Van Looy and Herman Van Springel.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Kessel-Lier |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=11480 |website=FirstCycling.com |language=en}}
Winners
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Winner !Second !Third |
| 1954
|{{flagicon|BEL}} André Blomme |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jozef De Feyter |{{flagicon|BEL}} Marcel Ryckaet |
| 1955
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Cools |{{flagicon|BEL}} Aloïs De Hertog |{{flagicon|BEL}} Eugène Van Roosbroeck |
| 1956
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Alfons Vandenbrande |{{flagicon|BEL}} Maurice Baële |{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Mariën |
| 1957
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Karel Borgmans |{{flagicon|BEL}} Willy Schroeders |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Van Gompel |
| 1958
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Zagers |{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Theuns |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Van Gompel |
| 1959
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jozef Verachtert |{{flagicon|BEL}} Michel Van Aerde |{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Janssens |
| 1960
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frans Aerenhouts |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Van Gompel |{{flagicon|BEL}} Robert Duerinckx |
| 1961
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frans Aerenhouts |{{flagicon|BEL}} Leopold Schaeken |{{flagicon|BEL}} Lode Troonbeeckx |
| 1962
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Rick Luyten |{{flagicon|BEL}} Raymond Vrancken |{{flagicon|NED}} Adriaan Biemans |
| 1963
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Ludo Janssens |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Lauwers |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jan Van Gompel |
| 1964
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Haeseldonckx |{{flagicon|NED}} Lex Van Kreuningen |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Baptiste Claes |
| 1965
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Lode Troonbeeckx |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jos Dewit |{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Haeseldonckx |
| 1966
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Huysmans |{{flagicon|BEL}} Lucien Willekens |{{flagicon|BEL}} Hugo Hellemans |
| 1967
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Willy In 't Ven |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jean-Baptiste Claes |{{flagicon|GER}} Peter Glemser |
| 1968
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Spruyt |{{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Stevens |{{flagicon|BEL}} Victor Van Schil |
| 1969
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Paul In 't Ven |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jos Deschoenmaecker |{{flagicon|NED}} Eddy Beugels |
| 1970
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Rik Van Looy |{{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Delocht |{{flagicon|BEL}} Roger Cooreman |
| 1971
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Victor Van Schil |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jos Abelshausen |{{flagicon|COL}} Giovanni Jimenez |
| 1972
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Herman Van Springel |{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Bukati |{{flagicon|NED}} Harry Van Leeuwen |
| 1973
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Alfons De Bal |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jos Abelshausen |{{flagicon|BEL}} Victor Van Schil |
| 1974
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Joseph Huysmans |{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Sohet |{{flagicon|BEL}} Victor Van Schil |
| 1975
|{{flagicon|BEL}} André Delcroix |{{flagicon|BEL}} Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck |{{flagicon|BEL}} Jozef Jacobs |
| 1976
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frans Mintjens |{{flagicon|BEL}} André Delcroix |{{flagicon|BEL}} Willy Scheers |
| {{Gray|1977-1978}}
| colspan="3" align="center" |No race |
| 1979
|{{flagicon|NED}} Martin Havik |{{flagicon|BEL}} Leo Van Thielen |{{flagicon|BEL}} René Dillen |
| 1980
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Hendrik Caethoven |{{flagicon|BEL}} Emiel Gijssemans |{{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Goossens |