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1972 Gent - Wevelgem,
Belgium
Ghent - Wevelgem (English), Gand - Wevelgem (French)
34th edition, April 12, 1972
Gent - Wevelgem podium history | 1971 edition | 1973 edition
245 km / 42.00 km/hr
187 starters, 110 classified finishers
Frans Verbeeck was first across the line, but was relegated to 5th for irregularities in the sprint.
Winner Roger Swerts
Complete Results:
| 1 | Roger Swerts (Molteni) | 5hr 50min |
| 2 | Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 4 | Antoine Houbrechts (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 5 | Frans Verbeeck (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 6 | Albert Van Vlierberghe (Ferretti) | @ 48sec |
| 7 | Walter Planckaert (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 8 | Michel Périn (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | @ 1min 10sec |
| 9 | Wim Schepers (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 11 | Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 12 | Willy Planckaert (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 13 | Herman Van Springel (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 14 | Alain Santy (Bic) | s.t. |
| 15 | Gianni Motta (Ferretti) | s.t. |
| 16 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 17 | Daniel Van Rijckeghem (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 18 | Georges Pintens (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 19 | Tony Gakens (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 20 | Gösta Pettersson (Ferretti) | s.t. |
| 21 | Tino Tabak (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
| 22 | Barry Hoban (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | @ 1min 25sec |
| 23 | Ole Ritter (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 24 | Fernand Hermie (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 25 | Maurice Eyers (Beaulieu-Flandria) | s.t. |
| 26 | Joseph Spruyt (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 27 | Raymond Poulidor (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 28 | Ottavio Crepaldi (Ferretti) | s.t. |
| 29 | Jean-Pierre Genêt (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 30 | Wim Prinsen (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
| 31 | Harm Ottenbros (Wybert-Läkerol) | s.t. |
| 32 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 33 | Gérard Moneyron (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 34 | Evert Dolman (Beaulieu-Flandria) | s.t. |
| 35 | Willy De Geest (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 36 | Marc Lievens (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 37 | Willy Van Neste (Beaulieu-Flandria) | s.t. |
| 38 | Joseph Huysmans (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 39 | Julien Stevens (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 40 | Ronald De Witte (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 41 | Gerben Karstens (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 42 | Edward Sels (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 43 | Leif Mortensen (Bic) | s.t. |
| 44 | Lucien Aimar (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 45 | Rik Van Linden (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 46 | Gilbert Bellone (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 47 | Roger Rosiers (Bic) | s.t. |
| 48 | Frans Mintjens (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 49 | Patrick Sercu (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 50 | Julien Van Lint (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 51 | Frans Kerremans (Novy-Dubble Bubble) | @ 2min 55sec |
| 52 | Daniel Verplancke (Beaulieu-Flandria) | s.t. |
| 53 | William Bilsland (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 54 | Cees Koeken (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
| 55 | Romano Tumellero (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 56 | Herman Vrijders (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 57 | Willy Abbeloos (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 58 | Willy Teirlinck (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 59 | Bernard Guyot (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 60 | Noël Vantyghem (Novy-Dubble Bubble) | s.t. |
| 61 | Frans Verhaegen (Hertekamp) | s.t. |
| 62 | André Peirsman (Hertekamp) | s.t. |
| 63 | Alphonse Scheys (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 64 | Robert Mintkiewicz (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 65 | Frans Staes (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 66 | Jan Van Katwijk (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
| 67 | Franky Ebo (Siriki-Munck-Gitane) | s.t. |
| 68 | Karl-Heinz Muddemann (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 69 | Romain Maes (Hertekamp) | s.t. |
| 70 | Eddy Cael (Novy-Dubble Bubble) | s.t. |
| 71 | Johnny Schleck (Bic) | s.t. |
| 72 | Jos Van Der Vleuten (Goudsmit-Hoff) | s.t. |
| 73 | Eddy Reyniers (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 74 | Franco Mori (Scic) | s.t. |
| 75 | José Catieau (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 76 | Ernest Bens (Scic) | s.t. |
| 77 | Frans Brands (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 78 | Régis Delépine (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 79 | Angelo Bassini (Scic) | s.t. |
| 80 | Adriano Passuello (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 81 | André Poppe (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 82 | Pieter Nassen (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 83 | Jacques Cadiou (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 84 | Wilfried Peffgen (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 85 | Guido Reybrouck (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 86 | Lucien Van Impe (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 87 | Enzo Mattioda (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 88 | Englebert Opdebeeck (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 89 | Eddy Peelman (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 90 | Giovanni Jimenez Ocampo (Hertekamp) | s.t. |
| 91 | Ronny Van De Vijver (Goldor-Ijsboerke) | s.t. |
| 92 | Francis Campaner (Bic) | s.t. |
| 93 | Emiel Lambrecht (Siriki-Munck-Gitane) | s.t. |
| 94 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 95 | Guy Santy (Bic) | s.t. |
| 96 | Dieter Puschel (Rokado) | s.t. |
| 97 | Joaquim Agostinho (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 98 | Georges Vanconingsloo (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 99 | Ludo Vanderlinden (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 100 | Roger Kindt (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 101 | Eddy Verstraeten (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 102 | Pietro Guerra (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 103 | Attilio Benfatto (Scic) | s.t. |
| 104 | Eddy Goossens (Siriki-Munck-Gitane) | s.t. |
| 105 | Edward Janssens (Van Cauter-Magniflex-De Gribaldy) | s.t. |
| 106 | Etienne Antheunis (Watney-Avia) | s.t. |
| 107 | André Mollet (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 108 | Christian Raymond (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 109 | Jean-Luc Molinéris (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 110 | Wilmo Francioni (Ferretti) | s.t. |