From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1972 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates4 March 1972
Stages1
Distance198 [1] km (123.0 mi)
Winning time4h 51' 00"
Results
  Winner   Frans Verbeeck ( BEL)
  Second   André Dierickx ( BEL)
  Third   Eddy Merckx ( BEL)
←  1971
1973 →

The 1972 Omloop Het Volk was the 27th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 4 March 1972. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Frans Verbeeck.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Frans Verbeeck ( BEL) 4h 51' 00"
2   André Dierickx ( BEL) + 0"
3   Eddy Merckx ( BEL) + 0"
4   Willy De Geest ( BEL) + 0"
5   Joseph Abelshausen ( BEL) + 16"
6   Rolf Wolfshohl ( FRG) + 16"
7   Walter Godefroot ( BEL) + 28"
8   Walter Planckaert ( BEL) + 28"
9   Noël Vantyghem ( BEL) + 28"
10   Jacky Mourioux ( FRA) + 28"

References

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1972 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "27ème Het Volk 1972". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ^ "1972 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 February 2018.