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1968 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

54th edition: Sunday, April 28, 1968

Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium history | 1969 edition | 1967 edition |

140 starters, 48 classified finishers

Belgium, 268 km: 36.38 km/hr average speed

Valere van Sweevelt

Complete Results:

  1. Valère van Sweevelt (Smiths) 7hr 22min 0sec
  2. Walter Godefroot (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) s.t.
  3. Story of the Giro d'Italia, volume 1
  4. Raymond Poulidor (Mercier-Hutchinson-BP) s.t.
  5. Jacques Anquetil (Bic) s.t.
  6. Herman van Springel (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  7. Wim Schepers (Caballero) s.t.
  8. Roger Pingeon (Peugeot-Michelein-BP) s.t.
  9. Bernard Guyot (Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune) s.t.
  10. Willy van Neste (Bic) s.t.
  11. Barry Hoban (Mercier-Hutchinson-BP) @ 1min 45sec
  12. Noël van Clooster (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) @ 2min 0sec
  13. Willy Planckaert (Smiths) @ 2min 15sec
  14. Willy In't Ven (Dr, Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  15. José Samyn (Pelforth-Sauvage-lejeune) s.t.
  16. Peter Post (Willem II-Gazelle) s.t.
  17. Joseph Huysmans (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  18. Jean Dumont (Peugeot-Michelin-BP) s.t.
  19. Serge Bolley (Bic) s.t.
  20. Antoine Houbrechts (Flandria-De Kerck-Krüger) s.t.
  21. Georges Pintens (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  22. Remi van Vreckom (Pull Over Centrale-Motte-Novy) s.t.
  23. Rolf Maurer (Zimba Automatic-Mondia) s.t.
  24. Eddy Beugels (Mercier-Hutchinson-BP) s.t.
  25. Roland Berland (Bic) @ 7min 0sec
  26. Daniel van Ryckeghem (Dr, Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  27. Jan Harins (Caballero) s.t.
  28. Roger Milliot (Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune) s.t.
  29. Frans Brands (Smiths) s.t.
  30. Winfried Gottschalk (Batavus-Continental) s.t.
  31. Marcel Maes (Willem II-Gazelle) s.t.
  32. Ferdninand Bracke (Peugeot-Michelin-BP) s.t.
  33. Peter Abt (Zimba Automatic-Mondia) @ 7min 45sec
  34. Michel Jacquemin (Dr. Mann-Grundig) s.t.
  35. Gérard Vianen (Caballero) @ 8min 15sec
  36. Jacques de Boever (Smiths) s.t.
  37. Jan Tummers (Willem II-Gazelle) @ 8min 20sec
  38. Marcel Kubacki (Okay-Diamant) s.t.
  39. Gilbert Desmet s.t.
  40. Winfried Bölke (Peugeot-BP) s.t.
  41. Wilfried David (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) s.t.
  42. Jean Monteyne (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) @ 11min 20sec
  43. André Poppe (Dr. Mann Grundig) s.t.
  44. Herman Flabat (Pull Over Centrale-Motte-Novy) @ 14min 0sec
  45. Jean-Marie Gorez (Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune) s.t.
  46. Jean-Claude Daunat (Peugeot-Michelin-BP) s.t.
  47. Robert Hagmann (Tigra) s.t.
  48. Bernard Vifian (Zimba Autmatic-Mondia) s.t.
  49. Romain Funiere (Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger) s.t.