1969 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)
This race is now "Het Nieuwsblad"
24th edition: March 1, 1969
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 1968 edition | 1970 edition
Gent - Gent, 193 km / 40.774 km/hr
142 starters / 101 classified finishers

Roger de Vlaeminck wins 1969 Omloop Het Volk
TThe 1969 Omloop Het Volk was Roger de Vlaeminck's first race as a professional. What a way to start what turned out to be a stunning career.
Complete Results:
| 1 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger | 4hr 44min |
| 2 | Daniel Van Ryckeghem | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 3 | Valère Van Sweevelt | Faema | s.t. |
| 4 | Joseph Schoeters | Peugeot-Michelin-BP | s.t. |
| 5 | Patrick Sercu | Faema | s.t. |
| 6 | Eric Leman | Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger | s.t. |
| 7 | Cees Zontjens | Caballero | s.t. |
| 8 | Roger Rosiers | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 9 | Jacques Guiot | Sonolor-Lejeune | s.t. |
| 10 | Frans Verbeeck | Geens-Diamant | s.t. |
| 11 | Herman Van Springel | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 12 | Eddy Merckx | Faema | s.t. |
| 13 | Emile Lambrechts | s.t. | |
| 14 | Antoine Houbrechts | Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger | s.t. |
| 15 | Bernard Vandekerckhove | Faema | @ 22sec |
| 16 | Wim Dubois | Etalo-Siriki-Ventura | @ 2min 25sec |
| 17 | Raphaël Van Bruaene | Etalo-Siriki-Ventura | s.t. |
| 18 | Barry Hoban | Mercier-Hutchinson-BP | s.t. |
| 19 | Noël Van Clooster | Flandria-De Clerck-Kruger | s.t. |
| 20 | Joseph Spruyt | Faema | s.t. |
| 21 | Richard Bukacki | Pull Over Centrale-Tasmania | s.t. |
| 22 | Herman Vrijders | Faema | s.t. |
| 23 | Joseph Huysmans | Dr. Mann-Grundig | s.t. |
| 24 | Georges Vandenberghe | Faema | s.t. |
| 25 | Roger Jochmans | Okay Whisky-Diamant-Geens | s.t. |
| 26 | Jean Brusselmans | s.t. | |
| 27 | Frans Mintjens | s.t. | |
| 28 | Robert Legein | s.t. | |
| 29 | Michel Jacquemin | s.t. | |
| 30 | Freddy Decloedt | s.t. | |
| 31 | Willy De Geest | s.t. | |
| 32 | Eddy Peelman | s.t. | |
| 33 | Léopold Van Den Neste | s.t. | |
| 34 | Frans Melckenbeeck | s.t. | |
| 35 | Roger Blockx | s.t. | |
| 36 | Dignus Kosten | s.t. | |
| 37 | Victor Nuelant | s.t. | |
| 38 | Georges Claes | s.t. | |
| 39 | Marian Polanski | s.t. | |
| 40 | René Pijnen | s.t. | |
| 41 | Jan Van der Horst | s.t. | |
| 42 | Urbain De Brauwer | s.t. | |
| 43 | Georges Pintens | s.t. | |
| 44 | Gérard Vianen | s.t. | |
| 45 | André Delaere | s.t. | |
| 46 | Alphonse Scheys | s.t. | |
| 47 | Philippe Crépel | s.t. | |
| 48 | Ludo Vandromme | s.t. | |
| 49 | Michael Wright | s.t. | |
| 50 | Jean-Pierre Meyhi | s.t. | |
| 51 | Frans Verstraeten | s.t. | |
| 52 | Victor Van Schil | s.t. | |
| 53 | Yvan Verbiest | s.t. | |
| 54 | Michel Broothaerts | s.t. | |
| 55 | Gilbert Maes | s.t. | |
| 56 | Julien Delocht | s.t. | |
| 57 | Willy Van Neste | s.t. | |
| 58 | Frans Brands | s.t. | |
| 59 | Michel Coulon | s.t. | |
| 60 | Francis Yppersiel | s.t. | |
| 61 | Winfried Boelke | s.t. | |
| 62 | Willy Van Den Eynde | s.t. | |
| 63 | Walter Ricci | s.t. | |
| 64 | Gilbert Wuytack | s.t. | |
| 65 | Rolf Wolfshohl | s.t. | |
| 66 | Etienne Buysse | s.t. | |
| 67 | Joseph Boons | s.t. | |
| 68 | Harry Steevens | s.t. | |
| 69 | Evert Dolman | s.t. | |
| 70 | Johnny Schleck | s.t. | |
| 71 | Joseph Van der Vleuten | s.t. | |
| 72 | Bart Zoet | s.t. | |
| 73 | André Dierickx | s.t. | |
| 74 | Willy Vekemans | s.t. | |
| 75 | Alfons De Bal | s.t. | |
| 76 | Roger Cooreman | s.t. | |
| 77 | Willy In't Ven | s.t. | |
| 78 | Léo Duyndam | @ 2min 35sec | |
| 79 | Willy De Mol | @ 5min 20sec | |
| 80 | Jean Van Nueten | s.t. | |
| 81 | Wim Deelen | s.t. | |
| 82 | Jean-Marie Sohier | s.t. | |
| 83 | Albert Van De Moortel | s.t. | |
| 84 | Alphonse Cools | s.t. | |
| 85 | Jan Harings | s.t. | |
| 86 | Edouard Weckx | s.t. | |
| 87 | Edouard Ernst | s.t. | |
| 88 | Eric De Munster | s.t. | |
| 89 | Wim Schepers | @ 5min 40sec | |
| 90 | Julien Stevens | s.t. | |
| 91 | Cees Haast | s.t. | |
| 92 | Camille Sohier | s.t. | |
| 93 | Mathieu Gerrits | s.t. | |
| 94 | Arie Den Hartog | s.t. | |
| 95 | Leendert De Groot | s.t. | |
| 96 | Johnny Brouwer | s.t. | |
| 97 | Graham Gilmore | s.t. | |
| 98 | Michel Quinchon | s.t. | |
| 99 | Charly Grosskost | s.t. | |
| 100 | Alain Hamy | s.t. | |
| 101 | Sylvain Vasseur | s.t. |





