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1978 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates4 March 1978
Stages1
Distance218 [1] km (135.5 mi)
Winning time5h 07' 30"
Results
  Winner   Freddy Maertens ( BEL)
  Second   Fons van Katwijk ( NED)
  Third   Jan Raas ( NED)
←  1977
1979 →

The 1978 Omloop Het Volk was the 33rd edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 4 March 1978. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Freddy Maertens.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Freddy Maertens ( BEL) 5h 07' 30"
2   Fons van Katwijk ( NED) + 0"
3   Jan Raas ( NED) + 0"
4   André Dierickx ( BEL) + 0"
5   Dietrich Thurau ( FRG) + 0"
6   Etienne Van Der Helst ( BEL) + 5"
7   Ronan De Meyer ( BEL) + 25"
8   Guido Van Calster ( BEL) + 38"
9   Marc Demeyer ( BEL) + 38"
10   Walter Godefroot ( BEL) + 38"

References

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1978 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Omloop Het Volk". WVcycling. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "1978 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 17 February 2018.