An original event poster for the Omnium v.h. Jaar – Grote Prijs “Heineken”, held at the Gents Sportpaleis velodrome in Ghent on Tuesday, 1 November 1977 at 14:00. The layout is classic Belgian track-racing ephemera. A bold red header shouts “GENTS SPORTPALEIS”, while the left margin carries a vertical band in black, yellow, and red, echoing the Belgian flag. In front of it, a stylised black-and-white racer hurls himself out of the frame, head down over the bars and front wheel dramatically foreshortened, capturing the speed and aggression of indoor sprinting.

The rest of the sheet is strong black typography on white. The central block announces the Omnium of the Year and the Grote Prijs “Heineken”, starring a headline duel between Freddy Maertens and Dietrich Thurau. Supporting text lists the disciplines on the programme, including sprint, pursuit, 1 km time trial, and a lap race, plus the official Belgian women’s sprint championship, the Belgian amateur team race championship (ploegkoers liefhebbers), and afternoon races for juniors and amateurs, along with ticket prices and booking details.

The venue, Gents Sportpaleis in Citadelpark, is the historic indoor velodrome, better known today as ’t Kuipke, with a tight 166.66-meter wooden track, famous for the Six Days of Ghent. The star names give this poster extra punch: Belgian ace Freddy Maertens was one of the dominant sprinters of the era and a two-time UCI world road champion (1976 and 1981), while German crowd favorite Dietrich “Didi” Thurau had exploded onto the scene in 1977 by winning four stages of the Tour de France, wearing yellow for 15 days, and taking the white jersey as best young rider, alongside multiple national pursuit titles and six-day victories.

With its bold graphic rider, national colors, and marquee Maertens–Thurau showdown, this is a lovely piece of late-1970s Belgian track-cycling history and a great addition to any collection.