1972 Tour of Flanders

1972 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Date		9 April 1972
Distance		250 km (155.3 mi)
Winning time		6h 05'
Results
	Winner	Eric Leman (BEL)	(Bic)
	Second	André Dierickx (BEL)	(Flandria-Beaulieu)
	Third	Frans verbeeck (BEL)	(Watneys-Avia)

The 56th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 9 April 1972. Belgian Eric Leman won ahead of André Dierickx and Frans Verbeeck, winning the classic for the second time.^[1]^[2] The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge. 80 out of 171 riders arrived.

Course

The race was run in bad weather, leading to a group of 30. Eddy Merckx and Eric Leman broke away from the group, but Felice Gimondi brought the rest back. Merckx, suffering severe back pain, was forced to walk up the Muur van Geraardsbergen, but returned afterwards. At 10 km from the finish, a group of seven was formed, sprinting for the win. Leman narrowly beat André Dierickx. Merckx finished seventh. ^[3]

Climbs

There were six categorized climbs:

Oude Kwaremont
Hoogberg-Hotond
Steenbeekberg

Muur of Geraardsbergen
Valkenberg
Berg Hostellerie

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Eric Leman (BEL)	Bic	6h 05'
2	André Dierickx (BEL)	Flandria-Beaulieu	s.t.
3	Frans Verbeeck (BEL)	Watneys-Avia	s.t.
4	Willy De Geest (BEL)	Van Cauter - Magniflex - De Gribaldy	s.t.
5	Roger Rosiers (BEL)	Bic	s.t.
6	Roger Swerts (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
7	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
8	Alain Santy (FRA)	Bic	+ 20"
9	Herman Vanspringel (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
10	Willy Planckaert (BEL)	Goldor-IJsboerke	s.t.

References

↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p164
↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1972 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p172

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