1968 Tour of Flanders

The 52nd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 30 March 1968. The race was won by Belgian sprinter Walter Godefroot ahead of Guido Reybrouck, who was being led out by Eddy Merckx. After the race, Reybrouck tested positive for doping and Rudi Altig was promoted to second place.^[1][2] 82 of 175 riders finished.^[3]

52nd Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	30 March 1968
Stages	1
Distance	249 km (154.7 mi)
Winning time	5h 52'
Results
Winner  Walter Godefroot (BEL) (Flandria)   Second  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Salvarani)   Third  Jan Janssen (NED) (Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune)
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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 249 km. There were four categorized climbs:^[1]

• Kwaremont
• Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
• Valkenberg
• Kasteelstraat

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Flandria–De Clerck	5h 52' 00"
2	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Romeo–Smiths	s.t.
2	Rudi Altig (FRG)	Salvarani	s.t.
3	Jan Janssen (NED)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	s.t.
4	Daniel Van Ryckeghem (BEL)	Mann–Grundig–Libertas	s.t.
5	Roger Rosiers (BEL)	Mann–Grundig–Libertas	s.t.
6	Jo de Roo (NED)	Willem II–Gazelle	s.t.
7	Bernard Van de Kerckhove (BEL)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	s.t.
8	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Faema	s.t.
9	Ludo Vandromme (BEL)	Flandria–De Clerck	s.t.
10	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Willem II–Gazelle	s.t.