1984 Tour of Flanders

The 68th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1984. Dutch rider Johan Lammerts won the monument race in his first attempt, following a late escape from a six-man group. Ireland's Sean Kelly won the sprint for second place at 25 seconds.[1][2] 40 of 181 riders finished.[3]

68th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates1 April 1984
Stages1
Distance268 km (166.5 mi)
Winning time6h 45' 47"
Results
  Winner  Johan Lammerts (NED) (Panasonic–Raleigh)
  Second  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Skil–Sem–Mavic)
  Third  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) (La Redoute)

Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 268 km. There were 12 categorized climbs:[1]

Results
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Johan Lammerts (NED) Panasonic–Raleigh 6h 45' 47"
2  Sean Kelly (IRL) Skil–Sem–Mavic + 25"
3  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) La Redoute s.t.
4  Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) Splendor–Mondial–Marc s.t.
5  Rudy Matthijs (BEL) Splendor–Mondial–Marc s.t.
6  Ludo De Keulenaer (BEL) Panasonic–Raleigh s.t.
7  Gregor Braun (FRG) La Redoute + 44"
8  Luc Colijn (BEL) Safir–Van de Ven–Colnago + 49"
9  Rudy Rogiers (BEL) Splendor-Mondial–Marc s.t.
10  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic–Raleigh s.t.
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References
  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 188
  2. "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1984". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1984 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.


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