1978 Tour of Flanders

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62nd Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates9 April 1978
Stages1
Distance260 km (161.6 mi)
Winning time6h 12'
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL) (IJsboerke–Gios)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michel Pollentier  (BEL) (Flandria–Velda)
  ThirdFlag of Germany.svg  Gregor Braun  (FRG) (Peugeot–Esso)
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The 62nd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 9 April 1978. The race was won by Belgian Walter Godefroot in a three-man sprint with Michel Pollentier and Gregor Braun. It was Godefroot's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after the 1968 event. [1] [2] 47 of 174 riders finished. [3]

Contents

Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 260 km. There were eight categorized climbs: [1]

Results

Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Godefroot  (BEL)IJsboerke–Gios6h 12' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michel Pollentier  (BEL) Flandria–De Clerck s.t.
3Flag of Germany.svg  Gregor Braun  (FRG) Peugeot–Esso s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jos Jacobs  (BEL)IJsboerke–Gios+ 50"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke  (BEL) Peugeot–Esso s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Herman Van Springel  (BEL)Zeepcentrale Marcs.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Moser  (ITA)Sansons.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Freddy Maertens  (BEL) Flandria–De Clerck s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Walter Planckaert  (BEL)C&As.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger De Vlaeminck  (BEL)Sansons.t.

References

  1. 1 2 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN   90-73322-02-2, p 178
  2. ↑ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1968". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1978 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.


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