1984 Tour of Flanders

68th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Date 1 April 1984
Distance 268 km (166.5 mi)
Winning time 6h 45' 47" (39.692 km/h or 24.663 mph)
Palmares
Winner  Johan Lammerts (NED) (Panasonic–Raleigh)
Second  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Skil–Sem–Mavic)
Third  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) (La Redoute)

The 68th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1984. Dutch rider Johan Lammerts won the monument race in his first attempt, follwing a late escape from a six-man group. Ireland's Sean Kelly won the sprint for second place at 25 seconds.[1][2] 40 of 181 riders finished.[3]

Route

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 268 km. There were 12 categorized climbs:[1]

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Johan Lammerts (NED) Panasonic–Raleigh 6h 45' 47"
2  Sean Kelly (IRL) Skil–Sem–Mavic + 25"
3  Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) La Redoute s.t.
4  Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) Splendor–Mondial–Marc s.t.
5  Rudy Matthijs (BEL) Splendor–Mondial–Marc s.t.
6  Ludo De Keulenaer (BEL) Panasonic–Raleigh s.t.
7  Gregor Braun (FRG) La Redoute + 44"
8  Luc Colijn (BEL) Safir–Van de Ven–Colnago + 49"
9  Rudy Rogiers (BEL) Splendor-Mondial–Marc s.t.
10  Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) Panasonic–Raleigh s.t.

References

  1. 1 2 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 188
  2. "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1984". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1984 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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