1966 Omloop Het Volk

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1966 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 5 March 1966
Stages 1
Distance 213 [1]  km (132.4 mi)
Winning time 5h 10' 00"
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Jo de Roo  (NED)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
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The 1966 Omloop Het Volk was the 21st edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 5 March 1966. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Jo de Roo.

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.

Jo de Roo Dutch racing cyclist

Johan De Roo is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a professional he had six victories in single-day classics, three stages of the Tour de France and one stage of the Vuelta a España. He had 46 wins as a professional. He was the most successful rider from Zeeland until the emergence of Jan Raas.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jo de Roo  (NED)5h 10' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL) + 5"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL) + 5"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jozef Spruyt  (BEL) + 5"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Planckaert  (BEL) + 5"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Herman Van Springel  (BEL) + 5"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Verbeeck  (BEL) + 5"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Planckaert  (BEL) + 5"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Noël Foré  (BEL) + 5"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Bocklant  (BEL) + 5"

Related Research Articles

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The 1976 Omloop Het Volk was the 31st edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 6 March 1976. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Willem Peeters.

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The 1991 Omloop Het Volk was the 45th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 2 March 1991. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Andreas Kappes.

The 1996 Omloop Het Volk was the 50th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 2 March 1996. The race started in Ghent and finished in Lokeren. The race was won by Tom Steels.

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1966 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "21ème Het Volk 1966". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1966 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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