1985 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)
This race is now "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad"
40th edition: March 2, 1985
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad podium history | 1984 edition | 1987 edition (1986 was cancelled because of snow)
Sint Amandsberg - Sint Amandsberg, 223 km / 36.859 km/hr
145 starters / 45 classified finishers

Eddy Planckaert just beats Jacques Hanegraaf to win the 40th Omloop Het Volk
Complete Results:
Jacques Hanegraaf led out the sprint with Eddy Planckaert just coming around him to win the race for the second year in a row.
| 1 | Eddy Planckaert | Panasonic-Raleigh | 6hr 3min |
| 2 | Jacques Hanegraaf | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko | s.t. |
| 3 | Jozef Lieckens | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo | @ 38sec |
| 4 | Greg LeMond | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | s.t. |
| 5 | Adrie van der Poel | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko | s.t. |
| 6 | Luc Colyn | Safir-Van de Ven-Colnago | @ 3min 4sec |
| 7 | Walter Planckaert | Panasonic-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 8 | Jan Bogaert | Verandalux-Dries-Rossin | s.t. |
| 9 | Etienne de Wilde | Safir-Van de Ven-Colnago | s.t. |
| 10 | Adrie van Houwelingen | Verandalux-Dries-Rossin | s.t. |
| 11 | Sean Kelly | Skil-Sem-Kas | s.t. |
| 12 | Rudy Dhaenens | Hitachi-Splendor-Sunair-Marc | s.t. |
| 13 | Henk Lubberding | Panasonic-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 14 | Nico Verhoeven | Skala-Gazelle | s.t. |
| 15 | Ronny van Holen | Safir-Van de Ven-Colnago | s.t. |
| 16 | Jan Wijnants | Tonissteiner-TW Rock-BASF | s.t. |
| 17 | Luc Meersman | Eurosoap-Crack Meubelen | s.t. |
| 18 | Ludwig Wijnants | Tonissteiner-TW Rock-BASF | s.t. |
| 19 | Rudy Rogiers | Hitachi-Splendor-Sunair-Marc | s.t. |
| 20 | Willem van Eynde | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo | s.t. |
| 21 | Eric van Lancker | Fangio-Ecoturbo-Eylenbosch | s.t. |
| 22 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande | Hitachi-Splendor-Sunair-Marc | s.t. |
| 23 | Steven Rooks | Panasonic-Raleigh | s.t. |
| 24 | Parick Versluys | Hitachi-Splendor-Sunair-Marc | s.t. |
| 25 | Luc Govaerts | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo | s.t. |
| 26 | Teun van Vliet | Verandalux-Dries-Rossin | s.t. |
| 27 | Paul Haghedooren | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo | s.t. |
| 28 | Luc de Smet | TeVe Blad-Perlav | s.t. |
| 29 | Jean-Marie Wampers | Hitachi-Splendor-Sunair-Marc | s.t. |
| 30 | Patrick Onnockx | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo | s.t. |
| 31 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | La Redoute | s.t. |
| 32 | Marc Sergeant | Lotto-Merckx-Campagnolo | s.t. |
| 33 | Dirk Durant | Fangio-Ecoturbo-Eylenbosch | s.t. |
| 34 | Kim Eriksen | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | s.t. |
| 35 | Jean-Francois Rault | La Vie Claire-Wonder-Radar | s.t. |
| 36 | Hennie Kuiper | Verandalux-Dries-Rossin | s.t. |
| 37 | Ad Wijnands | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko | s.t. |
| 38 | Ferdi van den Haute | La Redoute | s.t. |
| 39 | Andre Lurquin | Tonissteiner-TW Rock-BASF | s.t. |
| 40 | Gery Verlinden | Verandalux-Dries-Rossin | s.t. |
| 41 | Frits Pirard | Skil-Sem-Kas | s.t. |
| 42 | Ludo Peeters | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko | s.t. |
| 43 | Gerrit Solleveld | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko | s.t. |
| 44 | Jacques van Meer | Skil-Sem-Kas | s.t. |
| 45 | Jan Raas | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol-Yoko | s.t. |





