| Race details | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 9 April 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 244 km (151.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 30′ 00" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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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
| 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)
|
MIC–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.
- ^ a b "Gent–Wevelgem 1974". WVcycling.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Gent–Wevelgem 1974". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
Further reading
- Duker, Peter (May 1974). "Gent–Wevelgem". International Cycle Sport. No. 72. Keighley, UK: Kennedy Brothers Publishing. p. 12. ISSN 0020-6504. Retrieved 10 April 2020 – via InternationalCycleSport.com.