1979 Tour of Flanders

The 63rd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1979. The race was won by Dutch rider Jan Raas in Meerbeke after a 15 km solo attack.^[1][2] 34 of 180 riders finished.^[3]

63rd Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	1 April 1979
Stages	1
Distance	267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time	6h 31'
Results
Winner  Jan Raas (NED) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)   Second  Marc Demeyer (BEL) (Flandria–Ça va seul)   Third  Daniel Willems (BEL) (IJsboerke–Warncke)
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Route

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

Oude Kwaremont Koppenberg Taaienberg Eikenberg Volkegemberg

Boigneberg Steenberg Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jan Raas (NED)	TI–Raleigh–McGregor	6h 31' 00"
2	Marc Demeyer (BEL)	Flandria–Ça va seul	+ 1' 04"
3	Daniel Willems (BEL)	IJsboerke–Warncke	+ 1' 15"
4	Marc Renier (BEL)	KAS–Campagnolo	s.t.
5	Piet van Katwijk (NED)	TI–Raleigh–McGregor	s.t.
6	Jos Schipper (NED)	Zeepcentrale Marc	s.t.
7	Hennie Kuiper (NED)	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin	s.t.
8	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	IJsboerke–Warncke	s.t.
9	Guido Van Calster (BEL)	DAF Trucks	+ 1' 20"
10	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Miko–Mercier	+ 1' 25"