Schaal Sels-Merksem
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Schaal Sels-Merksem is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Merksem
, Belgium
. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.
Merksem
Merksem is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has almost 41,000 inhabitants.-History:The history of Merksem goes back to Gallo-Roman times. During that period the region was mentioned as Merk and Heim being part of the diocese Kamerijk...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.