1979 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)
This race is now "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
34th edition: March 3, 1979
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 1978 edition | 1980 edition
Gent - Gent, 215 km / 40.396 km/hr
176 starters / 30 classified finishers
1979 Omloop Het Volk winner Roger de Vlaeminck rode for Gis Gelati in 1979 then again for the Gis Gelati-Tuc Lu team in his last season, 1984.
Complete Results:
Roger de Vlaeminck's two Omloop Het Volk wins came 10 years apart: 1969 and 1979. He also won Milano-San Remo in 1979.
1 | Roger De Vlaeminck | Gis Gelati | 5hr 19min 20sec |
2 | Jan Raas | TI-Raleigh-McGregor | s.t. |
3 | Frank Hoste | Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia | s.t. |
4 | Adri Jos Schipper | Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia | @ 12sec |
5 | Michel Pollentier | Splendor-Euro Soap | 14sec |
6 | Dietrich Thurau | IJsboerke-Warncke Eis-Gios | 16sec |
7 | Fons De Wolf | Boule d'Or-Lano-Colnago | 56sec |
8 | Frits Pirard | Miko-Mercier-Vivagel | 1min 42sec |
9 | Marc Demeyer | Flandria-Ca Va Seul-Sunair | s.t. |
10 | Sean Kelly | Splendor-Euro Soap | s.t. |
11 | Ferdi van den Haute | Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia | s.t. |
12 | Willem Peeters | Safir-Ludo-St. Louis | 2min 10sec |
13 | Herman van Springel | Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia | s.t. |
14 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | s.t. |
15 | Roger de Cnijf | Boule d'Or-Lano-Colnago | s.t. |
16 | Alfons van Katwijk | Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia | 2min 15sec |
17 | Marc Renier | KAS-Campagnolo | 2min 26sec |
18 | Walter Planckaert | Miniflat-VDB | s.t. |
19 | Eric van de Wiele | IJsboerke-Warncke Eis-Gios | s.t. |
20 | Rudy Pevenage | IJsboerke-Warncke Eis-Gios | s.t. |
21 | Gerrie Knetemann | TI-Raleigh-McGregor | s.t. |
22 | Cees Priem | TI-Raleigh-McGregor | s.t. |
23 | Etienne van de Helst | KAS-Campagnolo | 4min 25sec |
24 | Herman van der Slagmolen | Flandria-Ca Va Seul-Sunair | 4min 30sec |
25 | Willy Teirlinck | KAS-Campagnolo | 4min 55sec |
26 | Marcel Laurens | Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia | s.t. |
27 | Ludwig Wijnants | Miniflat-VDB | s.t. |
28 | Henk Lubberding | TI-Raleigh-McGregor | s.t. |
29 | Dirk Wayenberg | Safir-Ludo-St. Louis | s.t. |
30 | Jo Maas | DAF Trucks-Aida | s.t. |