1983 Dwars door België
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 1983 Dwars door België
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| date = 24 March 1983
| stages = 1
| unit = km
| time = 5h 43' 00"
| first = Etienne De Wilde
| first_nat = BEL
| second = Jan Raas
| second_nat = NED
| third = Eric Vanderaerden
| third_nat = BEL
| previous = 1982
| next = 1984
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The 1983 Dwars door België was the 38th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_dwars_vlaand/dwars1983.php|title=38ème Dwars door Belgie / A travers la Belgique 1983|work=Memoire de cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208154555/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_dwars_vlaand/dwars1983.php|archivedate=8 December 2004}} The race started and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Etienne De Wilde.
Gerrie Knetemann hit a parked car during the race, and was sent to hospital with serious injuries, that took him out of race for a good part of the rest of the season.[https://www.anp-archief.nl/page/84850/belgie-ongeluk-gerrie-knetemann ANP]–archive
General classification
| Final general classification{{cite web|url=http://www.wvcycling.com/en/race/42/result/1983/|title=Dwars door België|work=WVCycling|accessdate=10 April 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=75&y=1983|title=1983 Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers les Flandres|work=First Cycling|accessdate=10 April 2018}}
{| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Time |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Etienne De Wilde|BEL}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|5h 43' 00"}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Jan Raas|NED}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 15" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Eric Vanderaerden|BEL}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 15" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Ferdi Van Den Haute|BEL}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 15" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Hans Langerijs|NED}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 15" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Adri van Houwelingen|NED}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 35" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Rudy Matthijs|BEL}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 35" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Noël Segers|BEL}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 35" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Rudy Rogiers|BEL}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 35" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Johan Lammerts|NED}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 35" |
|}
References
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