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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. 47 of 174 riders finished.
Route
The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 260 km. There were eight categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Walter Godefroot (BEL)
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IJsboerke–Gios | 6h 12' 00" |
| 2 | Michel Pollentier (BEL)
|
Flandria–De Clerck | s.t. |
| 3 |  Gregor Braun (FRG)
|
Peugeot–Esso | s.t. |
| 4 | Jos Jacobs (BEL)
|
IJsboerke–Gios | + 50" |
| 5 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
|
Peugeot–Esso | s.t. |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel (BEL)
|
Zeepcentrale Marc | s.t. |
| 7 |  Francesco Moser (ITA)
|
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)
|
Sanson | s.t. |
References
- ^ 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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