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1973 Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen

57th edition: Sunday, April 1, 1973

Podium history of the Tour of Flanders | 1974 edition | 1972 edition

260 km. 174 starters, 37 classified finishers

Ascents: Kwaremont, Nieuwe Kruisberg, Edelareberg, Varent, Valkenberg, Muur van Geraardsbergen

Eric Leman

Eric Leman

Complete results:

  1. Eric Leman (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) 6hr 17min 0sec. 41.38 km/hr
  2. Freddy Maertens (Flandria-Shimano-Carpenter) s.t.
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  4. Eddy Merckx (Molteni) s.t.
  5. Willy de Geest (Molteni) s.t.
  6. Joop Zoetemelk (Gitane-Frigecreme) @ 45sec
  7. Walter Godefroot (Flandria-Shimano-Carpenter) @ 51sec
  8. Frans Verbeeck (Watney-Maes) s.t.
  9. Herman van Springel (Rokado) s.t.
  10. Patrick Sercu (Brooklyn) s.t.
  11. Willy In't Ven (Molteni) @ 1min 23sec
  12. Ronald de Witte (Flandria-Shimano-Carpenter) s.t.
  13. Marc Lievens (Molteni) s.t.
  14. Cyrille Guimard (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) @ 1min 40sec
  15. Albert van Vlierberghe (Rokado) @ 1min 45sec
  16. Willy Teirlinck (Sonolor) s.t.
  17. Ronny Van de Vijver (Ijsboerke-Bertin) s.t.
  18. Roger Rosiers (Bic) s.t.
  19. Etienne Antheunis (Watney-Maes) @ 1min 50sec
  20. Gustaaf van Roosbroeck (Rokado) @ 4min 25sec
  21. Marc Demeyer (Flandria-Shimano-Carpenter) s.t.
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  23. Hervé Vermeeren (Hertekamp) s.t.
  24. Leif Mortensen (Bic) s.t.
  25. Frans Mintjens (Molteni) @ 4min 30sec
  26. Yves Hézard (Sonolor) @ 6min 45sec
  27. Lucien de Brauwere (Flandria-Shimano-Carpenter) @ 7min 30sec
  28. Julien van Lint (Brooklyn) s.t.
  29. Michel Périn (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) @ 8min 35sec
  30. José Catieau (Bic) s.t.
  31. Englebert Opdebeeck (Watney-Maes) s.t.
  32. Daan Holst (Novy-Total) s.t.
  33. August Herijgers (Ijsboerke-Bertin) @ 19min 30sec
  34. Giovanni Jimenez (Hertekamp) s.t.
  35. Robert de Guchtenaere (Goldor-Gerka) s.t.
  36. Claude Magni (Sonolor) s.t.
  37. Karl-Heinz Muddemann (Rokado) s.t.
  38. Hennie Kuiper (Rokado) s.t.
  39. Emil Merks (Rokado) s.t.