1983 Dwars door België

The 1983 Dwars door België was the 38th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1983.^[2] The race started and finished in Waregem.^[2] The race was won by Etienne De Wilde.

1983 Dwars door België

Race details
Dates	24 March 1983
Stages	1
Distance	222[1] km (137.9 mi)
Winning time	5h 43' 00"
Results
Winner  Etienne De Wilde (BEL)   Second  Jan Raas (NED)   Third  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL)
← 1982 1984 →

Gerrie Knetemann hit a parked car during the race, and was sent to hospital with serious injuries, that took him out of race for a good part of the rest of the season.^[3]

General classification

Final general classification[4][5] Rank Rider Time 1  Etienne De Wilde (BEL) 5h 43' 00" 2  Jan Raas (NED) + 15" 3  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) + 15" 4  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) + 15" 5  Hans Langerijs (NED) + 15" 6  Adri van Houwelingen (NED) + 1' 35" 7  Rudy Matthijs (BEL) + 1' 35" 8  Noël Segers (BEL) + 1' 35" 9  Rudy Rogiers (BEL) + 1' 35" 10  Johan Lammerts (NED) + 1' 35"