1978 Tour of Flanders

The 62nd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 9 April 1978. The race was won by Belgian Walter Godefroot in a three-man sprint with Michel Pollentier and Gregor Braun. It was Godefroot's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after the 1968 event.^[1][2] 47 of 174 riders finished.^[3]

62nd Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	9 April 1978
Stages	1
Distance	260 km (161.6 mi)
Winning time	6h 12'
Results
Winner  Walter Godefroot (BEL) (IJsboerke–Gios)   Second  Michel Pollentier (BEL) (Flandria–Velda)   Third  Gregor Braun (FRG) (Peugeot–Esso)
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Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 260 km. There were eight categorized climbs:^[1]

Oude Kwaremont Koppenberg Taaienberg Eikenberg

Volkegemberg Boigneberg Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	IJsboerke–Gios	6h 12' 00"
2	Michel Pollentier (BEL)	Flandria–De Clerck	s.t.
3	Gregor Braun (FRG)	Peugeot–Esso	s.t.
4	Jos Jacobs (BEL)	IJsboerke–Gios	+ 50"
5	Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)	Peugeot–Esso	s.t.
6	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Zeepcentrale Marc	s.t.
7	Francesco Moser (ITA)	Sanson	s.t.
8	Freddy Maertens (BEL)	Flandria–De Clerck	s.t.
9	Walter Planckaert (BEL)	C&A	s.t.
10	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Sanson	s.t.