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1975 Gent - Wevelgem,
Belgium

Ghent - Wevelgem (English), Gand - Wevelgem (French)

37th edition, April 9, 1975

Gent - Wevelgem podium history | 1974 edition | 1976 edition

250 km / 40.11 km/hr
153 starters, 31 classified finishers

Freddy Mertens

Freddy Maertens wins 1975 Gent-Wevelgem

Complete Results:

1 Freddy Maertens (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria) 6hr 14min
2 Frans Verbeeck (Maes Pils-Watney) s.t.
3 Rik Van Linden (Bianchi-Campagnolo) s.t.
4 Gerben Karstens (Gitane-Campagnolo) s.t.
5 Marc Demeyer (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria) s.t.
6 Eddy Merckx (Molteni) s.t.
7 André Dierickx (Rokado) s.t.
8 Francesco Moser (Filotex) s.t.
9 Roger Swerts (Ijsboerke - Colner) s.t.
10 Michel Pollentier (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria) s.t.
11 Tino Tabak (TI-Raleigh) @ 2min 30sec
12 Walter Planckaert (Maes Pils-Watney) @ 3min 10sec
13 Herman Van Der Slagmolen (Brooklyn) s.t.
14 Roger Rosiers (Super Ser) s.t.
15 Franco Bitossi (SCIC) s.t.
16 Ronald De Witte (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria) s.t.
17 Frans Van Looy (Molteni) @ 8min 30sec
18 Lucien Zelck (Gero Verwarming) @ 10min
19 Cyrille Guimard (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria) s.t.
20 Herman Vrijders (Alsaver-Jeunet-De Gribaldy) s.t.
21 Roger Verschaeve (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flandria) s.t.
22 Geert Malfait (Maes Pils-Watney) @ 14min
23 Benny Schepmans (Gero Verwarming) @ 20min
24 Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
25 Willy De Geest (Brooklyn) s.t.
26 Alfred Gaida (Rokado) s.t.
27 Eric Van De Wiele (Rokado) s.t.
28 Herman Beyssens (Molteni) s.t.
29 Frans Mintjens (Molteni) s.t.
30 Eddy Goossens (Carlos) s.t.
31 Fernand Hermie (Gero Verwarming) s.t.