1978 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 9 April 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 260 km (161.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 12' | ||||||||||||
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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]
Route
The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 260 km. There were eight categorized climbs:[1]
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Walter Godefroot (BEL)
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IJsboerke–Gios | 6h 12' 00" |
| 2 | Michel Pollentier (BEL)
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Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 3 |  Gregor Braun (FRG)
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Peugeot–Esso | s.t. |
| 4 | Jos Jacobs (BEL)
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IJsboerke–Gios | + 50" |
| 5 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
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Peugeot–Esso | s.t. |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel (BEL)
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Zeepcentrale Marc | s.t. |
| 7 |  Francesco Moser (ITA)
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Sanson | s.t. |
| 8 | Freddy Maertens (BEL)
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Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 9 | Walter Planckaert (BEL)
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C&A | s.t. |
| 10 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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Sanson | s.t. |
References
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 178
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1968". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1978 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
External links
- Video of the 1978 Tour of Flanders Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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