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1972 Gent–Wevelgem

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1972 Gent–Wevelgem

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| date = 12 April 1972

| stages = 1

| distance = 245{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Ghent-Wevelgem/ghentindex.html|title=Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=29 November 2017}}

| unit = km

| time = 5h 50' 00"

| first = Roger Swerts

| first_nat = BEL

| first_team = {{UCI team code|Molteni|1972}}

| second = Felice Gimondi

| second_nat = ITA

| second_team = {{UCI team code|Salvarani|1972}}

| third = Eddy Merckx

| third_nat = BEL

| third_team = {{UCI team code|Molteni|1972}}

| previous = 1971

| next = 1973

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The 1972 Gent–Wevelgem was the 34th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 12 April 1972. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Roger Swerts of the Molteni team.

General classification

Final general classification{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Ghent-Wevelgem/1972-ghent-wevelgem.html|title=1972 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=29 November 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_gand_wevelgem/wevelgem1972.php|title=34ème Gand-Wevelgem 1972|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829203911/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_gand_wevelgem/wevelgem1972.php|archivedate=29 August 2004}}{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=7&y=1972|title=1972 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields|work=First Cycling|accessdate=29 November 2017}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Roger Swerts|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|Molteni|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 50' 00"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Felice Gimondi|ITA}}

| {{UCI team code|Salvarani|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 0"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Eddy Merckx|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|Molteni|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 0"

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{flagathlete|Antoine Houbrechts|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|Salvarani|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 0"

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{flagathlete|Frans Verbeeck|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|Maes Pils|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 0"{{refn|group="nb"|Verbeeck was relegated to fifth for an irregular sprint, after crossing the line first.}}

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{flagathlete|Albert Van Vlierberghe|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|Ferretti|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 48"

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{flagathlete|Walter Planckaert|BEL}}

| {{UCI team code|Maes Pils|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 48"

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{flagathlete|Michel Périn|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|Mercier|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 10"

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| {{flagathlete|Wim Schepers|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|Rokado|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 10"

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| {{flagathlete|Yves Hézard|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|Sonolor|1972}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 10"

|}

Notes

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References

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