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1970 Gent - Wevelgem,
Belgium
Ghent - Wevelgem (English), Gand - Wevelgem (French)
32nd edition, April 1, 1970
Gent - Wevelgem podium history | 1969 edition | 1971 edition
236 km / 40.709 km/hr
183 starters, 37 classified finishers
Winner Eddy Merckx in the 1970 Giro d'Italia
Complete Results:
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (Faemino-Faema) | 5hr 47min 50sec |
| 2 | Willy Vekemans (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | @ 10sec |
| 3 | Walter Godefroot (Salvarani) | s.t. |
| 4 | Roger Rosiers (Bic) | s.t. |
| 5 | Patrick Sercu (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 6 | Julien Stevens (Faemino-Faema) | s.t. |
| 7 | Jan Janssen (Bic) | s.t. |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Monséré (Flandria-Mars) | s.t. |
| 9 | Georges Claes (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | s.t. |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) | @ 2sec |
| 11 | Joseph Huysmans (Faemino-Faema) | s.t. |
| 12 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Flandria-Mars) | s.t. |
| 13 | Eric Leman (Flandria-Mars) | @ 45sec |
| 14 | Frans Kerremans (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | @ 6min 5sec |
| 15 | Bernard Vandekerkhove (Dreher) | s.t. |
| 16 | Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 17 | Davide Boifava (Molteni) | s.t. |
| 18 | Edward Sels (Willem II-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 19 | Raymond Riotte (Sonolor-Lejeune) | 16'25" |
| 20 | Jacques De Boever (Flandria-Mars) | s.t. |
| 21 | Willy Moonen (Goldor-Frijns) | 17'05" |
| 22 | Alphonse Scheys (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | s.t. |
| 23 | Barry Hoban (Sonolor-Lejeune) | s.t. |
| 24 | Ronny Van De Vijver (Flandria-Mars) | s.t. |
| 25 | Gilbert Wuytack (Willem II-Gazelle) | 17'30" |
| 26 | Edward Janssens (Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 27 | Mogens Frey Jensen (Frimatic-De Gribaldy) | 17'40" |
| 28 | Arthur Van De Vijver (Faemino-Faema) | s.t. |
| 29 | Joseph Schoeters (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | 17'55" |
| 30 | Noël Van Clooster (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | s.t. |
| 31 | Noël Vantyghem (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | s.t. |
| 32 | Eddy Goossens (Fagor-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 33 | Gösta Pettersson (Ferretti) | s.t. |
| 34 | Frans Toortelboom (Siriki - Munck) | s.t. |
| 35 | Charly Grosskost (Bic) | s.t. |
| 36 | Johnny Schleck (Bic) | s.t. |
| 37 | Eric Raes (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) | s.t. |