1976 Tour of Flanders

4 April 1976 1 261 km 6h 10' 00" Walter Planckaert BEL Maes–Rokado Francesco Moser ITA Sanson Marc Demeyer BEL Flandria–Velda 1975 1977 The 60th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1976. Belgian Walter Planckaert won before Francesco Moser and Marc Demeyer.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, 90-73322-02-2, p174McGann McGann Bill Carol http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1976-tour-of-flanders.html 1976 Ronde van Vlaanderen results BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Cherokee Village, Arkansas 1 June 2015 It was the last time the race started in its original starting place, Ghent. The finish was in Meerbeke (Ninove). Course The Koppenberg climb, stirring much controversy for its steep and unevenly cobbled surface, was included in the route for the first time. Only the first five riders managed to make it all the way riding, the rest had to shoulder their bikes to the top. Cycling legend Eddy Merckx was seen strolling helplessly through a tangle of riders and spectators.Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, 90-20951-37-8, p27 In the final kilometers a group of five headed to the finish. Freddy Maertens and Roger De Vlaeminck, two of Belgium's star riders, were favourites to win the sprint, but the two did not get on and let themselves jointly be dropped 4 km before the finish. Walter Planckaert won in a three-man sprint before Italian Francesco Moser and Marc Demeyer. De Vlaeminck beat Maertens for fourth place, recognizing his mistake, but stated "he did not want Maertens to win".Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, 90-20951-37-8, p78Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, 90-73322-02-2, p183-184 Climbs There were nine categorized climbs in this edition: Oude Kwaremont Nieuwe Kruisberg Koppenberg Taaienberg Eikenberg Volkegemberg Varent Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg Results CyclistTeamTime1Walter Planckaert BEL Maes–Rokado 6h 10' 00"2Francesco Moser ITA Sanson s.t.3Marc Demeyer BEL Flandria–Velda s.t.4Roger De Vlaeminck BEL Brooklyn + 16"5Freddy Maertens BEL Flandria–Velda s.t.6Willy Teirlinck BEL Gitane–Campagnolo + 22"7Eric Leman BEL Zoppas–Splendor s.t.8Walter Godefroot BEL IJsboerke–Colnago s.t.9Frans Verbeeck BEL IJsboerke–Colnago s.t.10André Dierickx BEL Maes–Rokado s.t. References Category:Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders Category:1976 Super Prestige Pernod