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1966 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)
This race is now "Het Nieuwsblad"
21st edition: March 5, 1966
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 1965 edition | 1967 edition
Gent - Gent, 213 km / 41.225 km/hr
139 starters / 80 classified finishers
1966 Omloop Het Volk winner Jo de Roo in 1963 or 1964
Complete Results:
Rik van Looy crossed the finish line second, but was declassified to twentieth place for pulling on another rider's jersey during the sprint.
| 1 | Jo De Roo | Televizier-Batavus | 5hr 10min |
| 2 | Walter Godefroot | Wiel's-Groene LeeuW | @ 5sec |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx | Peugeot-Michelin-BP | s.t. |
| 4 | Joseph Spruyt | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 5 | Willy Planckaert | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 7 | Frans Verbeeck | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 8 | André Planckaert | Leroux-Terrot | s.t. |
| 9 | Noël Fore | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 10 | Willy Bocklant | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 11 | Hubertus Zilverberg | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 12 | Joseph Huysmans | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 13 | Théo Verschueren | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 14 | Georges Vanconingsloo | Peugeot-Michelin-BP | s.t. |
| 15 | Jacques De Boever | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 16 | Jan Lauwers | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 17 | Dieter Puschel | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 18 | Hubert Criel | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 19 | Robert Lelangue | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 20 | Rik Van Looy | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 21 | Ferdinand Bracke | Peugeot-Michelin-BP | @ 4min 40sec |
| 22 | Palle Lykke Jensen | Solo-Superia | 5'40'' |
| 23 | Frans Brands | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 24 | Arthur Decabooter | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 25 | Michael Wright | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 26 | Rik Wouters | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 27 | Antoine Trus | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 28 | August Verhaegen | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 29 | Roland Van De Rijse | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 30 | Norbert Kerckhove | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 31 | Edward Sels | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 32 | Jos Van Der Vleuten | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 33 | Gerben Karstens | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 34 | Hugo Verhofstadt | Goldor | 9'15'' |
| 35 | Jan Hugens | Ford France-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 36 | Jozef Claesen | Goldor | s.t. |
| 37 | Bart Zoet | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 38 | Leo Knops | Televizier-Batavus | 9'30'' |
| 39 | René Maertens | Leroux-Terrot | s.t. |
| 40 | Julien Delocht | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 41 | Michel Grain | Ford France-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 42 | Cees Van Espen | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 43 | Piet Rentmeester | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 44 | Roger Blockx | Goldor | s.t. |
| 45 | Norbert Van Cauwenberghe | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 46 | Benoni Beheyt | Wiel's-Groene LeeuW | s.t. |
| 47 | Jean Arze | Kamome-Dilecta-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 48 | Paul Lemeteyer | Ford France-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 49 | Julien Stevens | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 50 | Antonio Conti | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 51 | Jérôme Kegels | Libertas | s.t. |
| 52 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 53 | Mathieu Maes | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 54 | Jean Graczyk | Ford France-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 55 | Gérard Thielin | Ford France-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 56 | Johnny Schleck | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 57 | Michel Van Aerde | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 58 | Raymond Vrancken | Goldor | s.t. |
| 59 | Gianni Marcarini | Kamome-Dilecta-Dunlop | s.t. |
| 60 | Paul Somers | Leroux-Terrot | s.t. |
| 61 | Willy In't Ven | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 62 | Victor Van Schil | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 63 | Lode Troonbeeckx | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 64 | Jacques Del'haye | Leroux-Terrot | s.t. |
| 65 | Gilbert Desmet | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 66 | Barry Hoban | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 67 | Georges Smissaert | Leroux-Terrot | s.t. |
| 68 | Guido Reybrouck | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 69 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 70 | Jos Boons | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 71 | Yvo Molenaers | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 72 | Albert Lacroix | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 73 | Jean Louis Quesne | Ford France-Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 74 | Jozef Timmerman | Wiel's-Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 75 | Willy Van Den Bulck | Goldor | s.t. |
| 76 | Gilbert Desmet | Romeo-Smiths | s.t. |
| 77 | Armand Desmet | Solo-Superia | s.t. |
| 78 | Henk Nijdam | Televizier-Batavus | s.t. |
| 79 | Marcel Van Den Bogaert | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 80 | Winfried Bölke | Peugeot-Michelin-BP | s.t. |