1974 Gent–Wevelgem

1974 Gent–Wevelgem
Race details
Date		9 April 1974
Distance		244 km (151.6 mi)
Winning time		5h 30′ 00"
Palmares
	Winner	Barry Hoban (GBR)	(Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson)
	Second	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	(Molteni)
	Third	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	(Brooklyn)

The 1974 Gent–Wevelgem was a one-day cycling classic that took place in Belgium on 9 April 1974.^[1] It was the 36th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem race. It was won by Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson's Barry Hoban in a thirteen-rider bunch sprint.^[2]^[3]

Results

Results (1–10)^[3]^[4]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Barry Hoban (GBR)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	5h 30′ 00"
2	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	+ 0"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Brooklyn	+ 0"
4	Alain Santy (FRA)	Gan–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 0"
5	Eric Leman (BEL)	M.I.C.-Ludo-De Gribaldy	+ 0"
6	Freddy Maertens (BEL)	Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria	+ 0"
7	Walter Planckaert (BEL)	Watney-Maes Pils	+ 0"
8	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria	+ 0"
9	Frans Verbeeck (BEL)	Watney-Maes Pils	+ 0"
10	Roger Swerts (BEL)	Ijsboerke-Colner	+ 0"

References

↑ "Gent–Wevelgem 1974". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ "How Hoban won Ghent-Wevelgem in 1974". Cycling Weekly (Time Inc. UK). 6 April 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
1 2 "Gent–Wevelgem 1974". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
↑ "Gent–Wevelgem 1974". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

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