1984 Tour of Flanders explained

68th Tour of Flanders
Date:1 April 1984
Stages:1
Distance:268
Unit:km
Time:6h 45' 47"
Speed:39.692
First:Johan Lammerts
First Nat:NED
First Team:Panasonic–Raleigh
Second:Sean Kelly
Second Nat:IRL
Second Team:Skil–Sem–Mavic
Third:Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke
Third Nat:BEL
Third Team:La Redoute
Previous:1983
Next:1985

The 68th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1984. Dutch rider Johan Lammerts won the monument race in his first attempt, following a late escape from a six-man group. Ireland's Sean Kelly won the sprint for second place at 25 seconds.[1] [2] 40 of 181 riders finished.[3]

Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 268 km. There were 12 categorized climbs:[1]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p 188
  2. Web site: Ronde van Vlaanderen 1984. siteducyclisme.net. 7 March 2016. French.
  3. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1984 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, AR. 7 March 2016.