1952 Omloop Het Volk

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1952 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 9 March 1952
Stages 1
Distance 221 [1]  km (137.3 mi)
Winning time 6h 01' 42"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ernest Sterckx  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Impanis  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Declerck  (BEL)
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The 1952 Omloop Het Volk was the eighth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 9 March 1952. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recurring sporting event

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events.

Ghent Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the second largest municipality in Belgium, after Antwerp. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is a port and university city.

Ernest Sterckx was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ernest Sterckx  (BEL)6h 01' 42"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Impanis  (BEL) + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Declerck  (BEL) + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gerard Buyl  (BEL) + 0"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Wagtmans  (NED) + 0"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Storms  (BEL) + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pino Cerami  (BEL) + 0"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Valère Ollivier  (BEL) + 1' 55"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lode Anthonis  (BEL) + 1' 55"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Karel De Baere  (BEL) + 1' 55"

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1952 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "8ème Het Volk 1952". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1952 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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