1975 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 6 April 1975 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 255 km (158.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 16' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 59th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 6 April 1975. Belgian Eddy Merckx won the classic a second time.[1][2] The race started in Ghent and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).
Course
World champion Eddy Merckx concluded his second win after another memorable raid to the finish. Merckx broke clear from the peloton on the Oude Kwaremont together with fellow Belgian Frans Verbeeck with 104 km to ride. Merckx and Verbeeck continued working for the remaining of the course, until Merckx distanced his worn-out companion in Denderwindeke, 6 km before the finish in Meerbeke.[3][4]
Climbs
There were eight categorized climbs:
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddy Merckx (BEL)
|
Molteni | 6h 16' 00" |
| 2 | Frans Verbeeck (BEL)
|
Maes-Watneys | + 13" |
| 3 | Walter Planckaert (BEL)
|
Flandria-Carpenter | + 5'02" |
| 4 | Walter Planckaert (BEL)
|
Maes-Watneys | + 5'08" |
| 5 | Rik Van Linden (BEL)
|
Bianchi-Campagnolo | s.t. |
| 6 |  Gerben Karstens (NED)
|
Gitane | s.t. |
| 7 | Staf Van Roosbroeck (BEL)
|
Alsaver-Jeunet | s.t. |
| 8 | Freddy Maertens] (BEL)
|
Flandria-Carpenter | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Rosiers (BEL)
|
Super-Ser | s.t. |
| 10 | Willem Peeters (BEL)
|
Maes-Watneys | s.t. |
References
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p174
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1975 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, ISBN 90-20951-37-8, p42
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p161-163