1973 Omloop Het Volk

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1973 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 3 March 1973
Stages 1
Distance 198 [1]  km (123.0 mi)
Winning time 4h 37' 00"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Van Vlierberghe  (BEL)
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The 1973 Omloop Het Volk was the 28th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 3 March 1973. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Eddy Merckx.

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.

Eddy Merckx Belgian cyclist

Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is widely seen as the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours, all of the five Monuments, three World Championships, the hour record, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)4h 37' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL) + 2"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Van Vlierberghe  (BEL) + 1' 03"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Noël Vantyghem  (BEL) + 1' 03"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL) + 1' 25"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Herman Van Springel  (BEL) + 1' 25"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eric Leman  (BEL) + 1' 25"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Planckaert  (BEL) + 1' 25"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Verbeeck  (BEL) + 1' 25"
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Cees Bal  (NED) + 1' 25"

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1973 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "28ème Het Volk 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1973 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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