1979 Tour of Flanders

63rd Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates1 April 1979
Stages1
Distance267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time6h 31'
Results
  Winner  Jan Raas (NED) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)
  Second  Marc Demeyer (BEL) (Flandria–Ça va seul)
  Third  Daniel Willems (BEL) (IJsboerke–Warncke)
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The 63rd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1979. The race was won by Dutch rider Jan Raas in Meerbeke after a 15 km solo attack.[1][2] 34 of 180 riders finished.[3]

Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were nine categorized climbs:[1]

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Jan Raas (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor 6h 31' 00"
2  Marc Demeyer (BEL) Flandria–Ça va seul + 1' 04"
3  Daniel Willems (BEL) IJsboerke–Warncke + 1' 15"
4  Marc Renier (BEL) KAS–Campagnolo s.t.
5  Piet van Katwijk (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor s.t.
6  Jos Schipper (NED) Zeepcentrale Marc s.t.
7  Hennie Kuiper (NED) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin s.t.
8  Walter Godefroot (BEL) IJsboerke–Warncke s.t.
9  Guido Van Calster (BEL) DAF Trucks + 1' 20"
10  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Miko–Mercier + 1' 25"

References

  1. ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 180
  2. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1968". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1979 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.


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