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1973 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates3 March 1973
Stages1
Distance198 [1] km (123.0 mi)
Winning time4h 37' 00"
Results
  Winner   Eddy Merckx ( BEL)
  Second   Roger De Vlaeminck ( BEL)
  Third   Albert Van Vlierberghe ( BEL)
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The 1973 Omloop Het Volk was the 28th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 3 March 1973. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Eddy Merckx.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Eddy Merckx ( BEL) 4h 37' 00"
2   Roger De Vlaeminck ( BEL) + 2"
3   Albert Van Vlierberghe ( BEL) + 1' 03"
4   Noël Vantyghem ( BEL) + 1' 03"
5   Walter Godefroot ( BEL) + 1' 25"
6   Herman Van Springel ( BEL) + 1' 25"
7   Eric Leman ( BEL) + 1' 25"
8   Walter Planckaert ( BEL) + 1' 25"
9   Frans Verbeeck ( BEL) + 1' 25"
10   Cees Bal ( NED) + 1' 25"

References

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1973 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "28ème Het Volk 1973". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ^ "1973 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 February 2018.