1968 Tour of Flanders explained

52nd Tour of Flanders
Date:30 March 1968
Stages:1
Distance:249
Unit:km
Time:5h 52'
Speed:42.443
First:Walter Godefroot
First Nat:BEL
First Team:Flandria
Second:Rudi Altig
Second Nat:FRG
Second Team:Salvarani
Third:Jan Janssen
Third Nat:NED
Third Team:Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
Previous:1967
Next:1969

The 52nd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 30 March 1968. The race was won by Belgian sprinter Walter Godefroot ahead of Guido Reybrouck, who was being led out by Eddy Merckx. After the race, Reybrouck tested positive for doping and Rudi Altig was promoted to second place.[1] [2] 82 of 175 riders finished.[3]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 249 km. There were four categorized climbs:[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p 148
  2. Web site: Ronde van Vlaanderen 1968. siteducyclisme.net. 6 March 2016. French.
  3. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1968 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, Arkansas. 5 March 2016.