The 1978 Omloop Het Volk was the 33rd edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 4 March 1978.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Freddy Maertens.

1978 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates4 March 1978
Stages1
Distance218[1] km (135.5 mi)
Winning time5h 07' 30"
Results
  Winner  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
  Second  Fons van Katwijk (NED)
  Third  Jan Raas (NED)
← 1977
1979 →

General classification edit

Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Freddy Maertens (BEL) 5h 07' 30"
2   Fons van Katwijk (NED) + 0"
3   Jan Raas (NED) + 0"
4   André Dierickx (BEL) + 0"
5   Dietrich Thurau (FRG) + 0"
6   Etienne Van Der Helst (BEL) + 5"
7   Ronan De Meyer (BEL) + 25"
8   Guido Van Calster (BEL) + 38"
9   Marc Demeyer (BEL) + 38"
10   Walter Godefroot (BEL) + 38"

References edit

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1978 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Omloop Het Volk". WVcycling. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "1978 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 17 February 2018.