1972 Omloop Het Volk

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1972 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 4 March 1972
Stages 1
Distance 198 [1]  km (123.0 mi)
Winning time 4h 51' 00"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Verbeeck  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Dierickx  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
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The 1972 Omloop Het Volk was the 27th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 4 March 1972. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Frans Verbeeck.

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.

Frans Verbeeck (cyclist) cyclist

Frans Verbeeck is a Belgian former road bicycle racer.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Verbeeck  (BEL)4h 51' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Dierickx  (BEL) + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL) + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy De Geest  (BEL) + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Abelshausen  (BEL) + 16"
6Flag of Germany.svg  Rolf Wolfshohl  (FRG) + 16"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL) + 28"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Planckaert  (BEL) + 28"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Noël Vantyghem  (BEL) + 28"
10Flag of France.svg  Jacky Mourioux  (FRA) + 28"

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1972 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "27ème Het Volk 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1972 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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