1983 Dwars door België

The 1983 Dwars door België was the 38th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1983.[2] The race started and finished in Waregem.[2] The race was won by Etienne De Wilde.

1983 Dwars door België
Race details
Dates24 March 1983
Stages1
Distance222[1] km (137.9 mi)
Winning time5h 43' 00"
Results
  Winner  Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
  Second  Jan Raas (NED)
  Third  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)

Gerrie Knetemann hit a parked car during the race, and was sent to hospital with serious injuries, that took him out of race for a good part of the rest of the season.[3]

General classification
Final general classification[4][5]
Rank Rider Time
1  Etienne De Wilde (BEL) 5h 43' 00"
2  Jan Raas (NED) + 15"
3  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) + 15"
4  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) + 15"
5  Hans Langerijs (NED) + 15"
6  Adri van Houwelingen (NED) + 1' 35"
7  Rudy Matthijs (BEL) + 1' 35"
8  Noël Segers (BEL) + 1' 35"
9  Rudy Rogiers (BEL) + 1' 35"
10  Johan Lammerts (NED) + 1' 35"
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References
  1. "Dwars Door Vlaanderen (HC), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "38ème Dwars door Belgie / A travers la Belgique 1983". Memoire de cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  3. ANP–archive
  4. "Dwars door België". WVCycling. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  5. "1983 Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers les Flandres". First Cycling. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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