1979 Omloop Het Volk

1979 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates3 March 1979
Stages1
Distance215[1] km (133.6 mi)
Winning time5h 19' 20"
Results
  Winner  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
  Second  Jan Raas (NED)
  Third  Frank Hoste (BEL)
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The 1979 Omloop Het Volk was the 34th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 3 March 1979.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Roger De Vlaeminck.

General classification

Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) 5h 19' 20"
2  Jan Raas (NED) + 0"
3  Frank Hoste (BEL) + 0"
4  Jos Schipper (NED) + 12"
5  Michel Pollentier (BEL) + 14"
6  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) + 16"
7  Alfons De Wolf (BEL) + 56"
8  Frits Pirard (NED) + 1' 42"
9  Marc Demeyer (BEL) + 1' 42"
10  Sean Kelly (IRL) + 1' 42"

References

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1979 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Omloop Het Volk". WVcycling. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ "1979 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 February 2018.