1982 Tour of Flanders

The 66th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1982. Belgian rider René Martens claimed a surprise victory after breaking away solo on the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Eddy Planckaert won the sprint for second at 20 seconds, ahead of Rudy Pevenage.[1][2] It was by and large Martens' biggest career victory. 51 of 212 riders finished.[3]

66th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates4 April 1982
Stages1
Distance267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time6h 35' 40"
Results
  Winner  René Martens (BEL) (Daf Trucks–Teve Blad)
  Second  Eddy Planckaert (BEL) (Splendor–Wickes)
  Third  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) (Capri Sonne)

Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs:[1]

Results
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  René Martens (BEL) Daf Trucks–Teve Blad 6h 35' 40"
2  Eddy Planckaert (BEL) Splendor–Wickes + 21"
3  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) Capri Sonne s.t.
4  Michel Pollentier (BEL) Safir–Concorde s.t.
5  Jan Bogaert (BEL) Europ Decor + 45"
6  Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA) Famcucina + 1' 15"
7  Patrick Versluys (BEL) Boule d'Or–Colnago s.t.
8  Gery Verlinden (BEL) Boule d'Or–Colnago s.t.
9  Marc Sergeant (BEL) Boule d'Or–Colnago s.t.
10  Johan van der Velde (NED) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo s.t.

References
  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 182
  2. "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1982". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1982 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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