1974 Gent–Wevelgem
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 1974 Gent–Wevelgem
| series =
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| image =
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| date = 9 April 1974
| stages = 1
| distance = 244
| unit = km
| time = 5h 30′ 00"
| speed =
| first = Barry Hoban
| first_team = {{UCI team code|Mercier|1974}}
| first_nat = GBR
| second = Eddy Merckx
| second_team = Molteni
| second_nat = BEL
| third = Roger De Vlaeminck
| third_team = Brooklyn
| third_nat = BEL
| previous = 1973
| next = 1975
}}
The 1974 Gent–Wevelgem was a one-day cycling classic that took place in Belgium on 9 April 1974.{{cite web|title=Gent–Wevelgem 1974|url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=140097|website=ProCyclingStats|accessdate=5 December 2015}} It was the 36th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem race. It was won by {{UCI team code|Mercier|1974}}'s Barry Hoban in a thirteen-rider bunch sprint.{{cite news|title=How Hoban won Ghent-Wevelgem in 1974|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/how-hoban-won-ghent-wevelgem-in-1974-97033|access-date=5 December 2015|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=Time Inc. UK|date=6 April 2009}}{{cite web|title=Gent–Wevelgem 1974|url=http://www.wvcycling.com/en/race/56/result/1974/|website=WVcycling.com|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
Results
| class="wikitable"
|+ Results (1–10){{cite web|title=Gent–Wevelgem 1974|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ritfiche.php?ritid=9819|website=Cycling Archives|accessdate=5 December 2015}} |
| scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Time |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Barry Hoban|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|Mercier|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 30′ 00"}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Eddy Merckx|BEL}} | Molteni | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Roger De Vlaeminck|BEL}} | Brooklyn | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Alain Santy|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|Mercier|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Eric Leman|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|Miko|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Freddy Maertens|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|Flandria|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Walter Planckaert|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|Maes Pils|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Walter Godefroot|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|Flandria|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Frans Verbeeck |BEL}} | {{UCI team code|Maes Pils|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Roger Swerts|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|IJsboerke|1974}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 0" |
References
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Further reading
- {{cite magazine|last=Duker|first=Peter|title=Gent–Wevelgem|magazine=International Cycle Sport|date=May 1974|issue=72|page=12|url=http://www.internationalcyclesport.com/html/ics_1974-05_p12.html|access-date=10 April 2020|publisher=Kennedy Brothers Publishing|location=Keighley, UK|issn=0020-6504|via=InternationalCycleSport.com}}
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