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1968 Gent - Wevelgem,
Belgium
Ghent - Wevelgem (English), Gand - Wevelgem (French)
30th edition, April 16, 1968
Gent - Wevelgem podium history | 1967 edition | 1969 edition
250 km / 42.171 km/hr
151 starters, 103 classified finishers
Winner Walter Godefroot
Complete Results:
| 1 | Walter Godefroot (Flandria-de Clerck) | 5hr 50min |
| 2 | Willy Van Neste (Bic) | s.t. |
| 3 | Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 4 | André Planckaert (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 5 | Bernard Vandekerkhove (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 6 | Roger Cooreman (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 7 | Herman Van Springel ((Mann-Grundig) | @ 32sec |
| 8 | Rik Van Looy (Willem II-Gazelle) | @ 40sec |
| 9 | Eddy Merckx (Faema) | s.t. |
| 10 | Jacques De Boever (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 11 | Peter Post (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 12 | Valère Van Sweevelt (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 13 | Eric De Vlaeminck (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 14 | Ludo Vandromme (Flandria-de Clerck) | s.t. |
| 15 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 16 | Joseph Huysmans (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 17 | Victor Van Schil (Faema) | s.t. |
| 18 | Jan Janssen (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 19 | Edward Sels (Bic) | s.t. |
| 20 | Jan Van Der Horst (Caballero) | @ 1min 3sec |
| 21 | Walter Boucquet (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 22 | Roger Swerts (Faema) | s.t. |
| 23 | Georges Vandenberghe (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 24 | Michel Jacquemin (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 25 | Joseph Spruyt (Faema) | s.t. |
| 26 | Arie Den Hartog (Bic) | s.t. |
| 27 | Jean Monteyne (Flandria-de Clerck) | s.t. |
| 28 | Georges Pintens (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 29 | Edouard Weckx (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 30 | Lino Carletto (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 31 | Willy Donie (Flandria-De Clerck) | s.t. |
| 32 | Gilbert Wuytack (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 33 | Frans Melkenbeek (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 34 | Wim Schepers (Caballero) | 2'05" |
| 35 | Wilfried Peffgen (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 36 | Winfried Bölke (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 37 | Julien Verstrepen (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 38 | Jan Harings (Caballero) | s.t. |
| 39 | Roger Verheyden (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 40 | Julien Stevens (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 41 | René Corthout (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 42 | Dino Zandegu (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 43 | Gérard Vianen (Caballero) | s.t. |
| 44 | Roland Van De Rijse (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 45 | Bernard Guyot (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 46 | Pasquale De Luca (Okay-Diamant) | s.t. |
| 47 | Jacques Guiot (Bic) | s.t. |
| 48 | Leopold Van Den Neste (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 49 | Etienne Buysse (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 50 | Claude Guyot (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 51 | Fernand Hermie (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 52 | Louis Pfenninger (Zimba-Mondia) | s.t. |
| 53 | Jos Boons (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 54 | Julien Delocht (Faema) | s.t. |
| 55 | Guido Reybrouck (Faema) | s.t. |
| 56 | Antoine Houbrechts (Flandria-de Clerck) | s.t. |
| 57 | Albert Van Vlierberghe (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 58 | Roberto Poggiali (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 59 | Jacques Anquetil (Bic) | s.t. |
| 60 | Dieter Puschel (Batavus-Continental) | s.t. |
| 61 | Willy In't Ven (Mann-Grundig) | s.t. |
| 62 | Jules Van Der Flaas (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 63 | Noël Van Clooster (Flandria-de Clerck) | s.t. |
| 64 | Cees Zoontjens (Caballero) | s.t. |
| 65 | Jo De Roo (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 66 | Tommaso De Pra (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 67 | Georges Vanconingsloo (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 68 | Raymond Steegmans (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 69 | Pietro Partesotti (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 70 | Guy Vallee (Okay-Diamant) | s.t. |
| 71 | Willy Derboven (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 72 | Henk Nijdam (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 73 | Roger Kindt (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 74 | Leo Van Dam (Okay-Diamant) | s.t. |
| 75 | Henk Peters (Caballero) | s.t. |
| 76 | Jan Cools (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 77 | Romain Furniere (Flandria-de Clerck) | s.t. |
| 78 | André Hendryckx (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 79 | Willy Planckaert (Smiths) | s.t. |
| 80 | Noël Fore (Flandria-de Clerck) | s.t. |
| 81 | Willy Bocklant (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 82 | Rik Wouters (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 83 | Robert Legein (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 84 | Johnny Schleck (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 85 | Lionel Van Damme (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 86 | Eric Leman (Flandria-De Clerck) | s.t. |
| 87 | René Chtiej (Pelforth-Sauvage) | s.t. |
| 88 | Roger Pingeon (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 89 | Lucien Aimar (Bic) | s.t. |
| 90 | Pietro Guerra (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 91 | Michael Wright (Bic) | s.t. |
| 92 | Gilbert Desmet II (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 93 | Edouard Ernst (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 94 | Jose Serste (Okay-Diamant) | s.t. |
| 95 | Willy Vekemans (Goldor-Gerka) | s.t. |
| 96 | John Schepers (Caballero) | s.t. |
| 97 | Peter Abt (Zimba-Mondia) | s.t. |
| 98 | Gilbert Notaerts (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 99 | Klemens Grossimlinghaus (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 100 | Willy Spühler (Zimba-Mondia) | s.t. |
| 101 | Piet De Wit (Caballero) | s.t. |
| 102 | Herman Flabat (Pull Over Centrale) | s.t. |
| 103 | Evert Dolman (Smiths) | s.t. |