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| Dates | 4 April 1982 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 267 km (165.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 35' 40" | ||||||||||||
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The 66th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1982. Belgian rider René Martens claimed a surprise victory after breaking away solo on the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Eddy Planckaert won the sprint for second at 20 seconds, ahead of Rudy Pevenage. It was by and large Martens' biggest career victory. 51 of 212 riders finished.
Route
The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  René Martens (BEL)
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Daf Trucks–Teve Blad | 6h 35' 40" |
| 2 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL)
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Splendor–Wickes | + 21" |
| 3 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL)
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Capri Sonne | s.t. |
| 4 | Michel Pollentier (BEL)
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Safir–Concorde | s.t. |
| 5 | Jan Bogaert (BEL)
|
Europ Decor | + 45" |
| 6 |  Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA)
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Famcucina | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Patrick Versluys (BEL)
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Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
| 8 | Gery Verlinden (BEL)
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Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
| 9 | Marc Sergeant (BEL)
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Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
| 10 |  Johan van der Velde (NED)
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TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | s.t. |
References
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 182
- "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1982". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1982 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
External links
- Video of the 1982 Tour of Flanders Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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