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1968 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)
This race is now "Het Nieuwsblad"
23rd edition: March 2, 1968
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 1967 edition | 1969 edition
Gent - Gent, 193 km / 40.278 km/hr
139 starters / 100 classified finishers
1968 Omloop Het Volk winner Herman van Springel in a 1971 photo
Complete Results:
| 1 | Herman Van Springel | Dr. Mann-Grundig | 4hr 47min 30sec |
| 2 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Bic | @ 4sec |
| 3 | Bernard Vandekerkhove | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 4 | Walter Godefroot | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | @ 6sec |
| 5 | Edward Sels | Bic | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 7 | Willy Vekemans | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 8 | Willy Planckaert | Smiths | s.t. |
| 9 | Alfons De Bal | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 10 | Willy Bocklant | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 11 | Jan Janssen | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 12 | Johan 'Jo' De Roo | Willem II-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 13 | Etienne Buysse | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 14 | Cees Zoontjens | Caballero | s.t. |
| 15 | Fernand Hermie | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 16 | René De L'arbre | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 17 | Harry Steevens | Willem II-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 18 | Noël De Pauw | Faema | s.t. |
| 19 | Willy Donie | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 20 | Emile Bodart | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 21 | Herman Flabat | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | @ 45sec |
| 22 | José Catieau | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | @ 1min 0sec |
| 23 | Antoine Houbrechts | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 24 | Herman Van Loo | Willem II-Gazelle | 6'00'' |
| 25 | Raymond Steegmans | Goldor-Gerka | 6'20'' |
| 26 | Joseph Spruyt | Faema | s.t. |
| 27 | Dignus Kosten | Caballero | s.t. |
| 28 | Gustaaf De Smet | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 29 | André Planckaert | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 30 | Roger Blockx | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 31 | Etienne Sonck | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 32 | Gianni Marcarini | Frimatic-Wolber-De Gribaldy | s.t. |
| 33 | Tony Daelemans | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 34 | Noël Fore | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 35 | Eddy De Sitter | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 36 | Willy Derboven | Willem II-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 37 | Jan Tummers | Willem II-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 38 | Jan Van Der Horst | Caballero | s.t. |
| 39 | Michel Jacquemin | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 40 | Hugo Hellemans | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 41 | Gilbert Wuytack | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 42 | Frans Brands | Smiths | s.t. |
| 43 | Benoni Beheyt | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 44 | Jacques Guiot | Bic | s.t. |
| 45 | Philippe Crépel | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 46 | René Corthout | Smiths | s.t. |
| 47 | Jan Brusselmans | Smiths | s.t. |
| 48 | Roland Van De Rijse | Smiths | s.t. |
| 49 | Georges Pintens | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 50 | Arnold Kloosterman | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 51 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Smiths | s.t. |
| 52 | Jan Cools | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 53 | Lucien Willekens | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 54 | Marc Michiels | Frimatic-Wolber-De Gribaldy | s.t. |
| 55 | Edouard Weckx | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 56 | Jean Monteyne | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 57 | Willy Van Neste | Bic | s.t. |
| 58 | Jef Drummen | Caballero | s.t. |
| 59 | Johnny Schleck | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 60 | Edouard Delberghe | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 61 | Jan Harings | Caballero | s.t. |
| 62 | Leopold Van Den Neste | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 63 | Jean-Marie Leblanc | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 64 | Julien Stevens | Smiths | s.t. |
| 65 | André Delaere | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 66 | André Hendryckx | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 67 | Pierre Vanekan | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 68 | Henk Vogels | Caballero | s.t. |
| 69 | Jean-marie Gorez | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 70 | Henk Peters | Caballero | s.t. |
| 71 | Eric Verstraete | Etalo-Siriki | s.t. |
| 72 | Roger Claessen | Goldor-Gerka | s.t. |
| 73 | Freddy Vanborm | Etalo-Siriki | s.t. |
| 74 | André Chainniaux | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 75 | Jean-claude Lefebvre | Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 76 | Théo Mertens | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 77 | Ludo Vandromme | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 78 | Hubert Criel | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 79 | Alfons Cools | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 80 | Walter Ricci | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 81 | Pasquale De Luca | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 82 | Marinus Wagtmans | Willem II-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 83 | Cees Haast | Bic | s.t. |
| 84 | John Schepers | Caballero | s.t. |
| 85 | Marcel Seurin | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 86 | Julien Delocht | Faema | s.t. |
| 87 | Michael Wright | Bic | s.t. |
| 88 | Jos Boons | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 89 | Wilfried David | Flandria-De Clerck-Krüger | s.t. |
| 90 | Joseph Huysmans | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 91 | Harm Ottenbros | Willem II-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 92 | Cor Schuuring | Caballero | s.t. |
| 93 | Willy In't Ven | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 94 | Arie Den Hartog | Bic | s.t. |
| 95 | Roger Rosiers | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 96 | Guy Vallee | Okay-Diamant | s.t. |
| 97 | Wim Schepers | Caballero | s.t. |
| 98 | Eddy Beugels | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 99 | Jean-Pierre Wattiez | Pull-Over Centrale-Motte-Novy | s.t. |
| 100 | Gérard Vianen | Caballero | s.t. |