1979 Gent–Wevelgem

The 1979 Gent–Wevelgem was the 41st edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 4 April 1979. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Francesco Moser of the Sanson team.

1979 Gent–Wevelgem
Race details
Dates4 April 1979
Stages1
Distance252[1] km (156.6 mi)
Winning time5h 48' 00"
Results
  Winner  Francesco Moser (ITA) (Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo)
  Second  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (Gis Gelati)
  Third  Jan Raas (NED) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Francesco Moser (ITA) Sanson–Luxor TV–Campagnolo 5h 48' 00"
2  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) Gis Gelati + 0"
3  Jan Raas (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 0"
4  Marc Demeyer (BEL) Flandria–Ça va seul + 0"
5  Henk Lubberding (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 0"
6  Daniel Willems (BEL) IJsboerke–Warncke Eis + 31"
7  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) Kas–Campagnolo + 31"
8  Bernard Hinault (FRA) Renault–Gitane + 31"
9  Fons van Katwijk (NED) Marc Zeep Savon-Superia + 31"
10  Hennie Kuiper (NED) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin + 31"
gollark: I had a `print` in for debugging and forgot to remove it and my server keeps logs of programs' stdout.
gollark: ABR currently does not, although it used to by accident. It's not allowed, strictly speaking.
gollark: Hmm. I forget the details, but I think it seemed pretty likely he would do it, just that he wouldn't make it clear if he did.
gollark: Probably should make it so the rules specify you can, you know, discuss the rules and discuss doxxing/stalking generally.
gollark: Specifically the "participate in"/"attempt", though.

References
  1. "Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "1979 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. "41ème Gand-Wevelgem 1979". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
  4. "1979 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 November 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.