1982 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 4 April 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 267 km (165.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 35' 40" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 66th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1982. Belgian rider René Martens claimed a surprise victory after breaking away solo on the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Eddy Planckaert won the sprint for second at 20 seconds, ahead of Rudy Pevenage.[1][2] It was by and large Martens' biggest career victory. 51 of 212 riders finished.[3]
Route
[edit]The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs:[1]
Results
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  René Martens (BEL)
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Daf Trucks–Teve Blad | 6h 35' 40" |
| 2 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
|
Splendor–Wickes | + 21" |
| 3 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL)
|
Capri Sonne | s.t. |
| 4 | Michel Pollentier (BEL)
|
Safir–Concorde | s.t. |
| 5 | Jan Bogaert (BEL)
|
Europ Decor | + 45" |
| 6 |  Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA)
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Famcucina | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Patrick Versluys (BEL)
|
Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
| 8 | Gery Verlinden (BEL)
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Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
| 9 | Marc Sergeant (BEL)
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Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
| 10 |  Johan van der Velde (NED)
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TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 182
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1982". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1982 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Video of the 1982 Tour of Flanders Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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