Gent – Wevelgem 1974; Twice with the lead group, Savage Kemmel’s twice climbing and behind the Roger Merckx (Belgium and Moldyn) and Roger de Vlaeminc (Belgium and Brooklyn) are behind those who are behind those who worked behind (Belgium and Brooklyn); 17 kids remained, maybe you would solve the top ten? If your name is Barry Hoban (Britain and Gan-Mercier) and you feel ‘excessive drive’ It is in the leg.
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Perfect times gave Barry Hoban Gent-Wevelgem in 1974 in 1974. The world’s best horsemen were in the group: Eddy Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck, Eric Leman, Freddy Maerten, Walter Plankkaert, Walter Godefroot and France, but the loot field was just a hoban. Merckx and Leman were sprinting for the line, two drivers took both sides of the road, but the hoban was hit between them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqa4j6zpugu
After the failed attacks of Cees Honey and Patrick Sercu, Merckx and Roger followed by Kemmelberg, Roger de Vlaeminck, first came to Kemmel. Franz Verbeeck, Kemmelberg’s second climb, The Merckx, Hoban, Merckx, De Vlaeminck, Esclassan, Esclassan, De Geestor, Godefroot, Godefroot, Maertens (Carpenter) Tabak (Raleigh).
Hoban, Kuiper and Penontier Peloton Lead
Whittling in the field
Barry Hoban It gets the story: “The race was then different, before escaping Ostende from Ostende, went to the Netherlands.
Ponconry for hobans and teammates
“It was very fast, there was the only place in this stage where there should be many children and front.
Hoban went into six fast screws, the goals were below, ‘Ratchet’ or ‘retro friction’ effects, never indexing.
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Rolls to Pain Train Wevelgem
“Once the roadside and Merckx, De Vlaeminck and Godefrout went to the front, but the Merckx had always had it, but I felt like me.”
“Attacks began and children should hold a tino tabak, danguillaume and van Springel, you can’t open the steering wheel.”
Only in bed
I ask him to be two Gan-Mercier teammates in the French, Alain and Raymond Pulidor? “We are all in organized and classics, we all tend to walk our own races, but Raymond tied some gaps for me in the run.”
Patience and then victory
“I’m sitting behind Merckx, De Vlaeminck and Eric Leman.
In the photos of the finish, you can think that there are ‘bubbles from the top of the two Belgiums in the photos; “Where the hell came from?”
Great victory
Merckx, never seen a good loser at the end of a good loser, but Yorkshire said that his man was not thought; “If I was not for the problems I live with my gear, I would be in front. Eddy won the nature and did not like to beat.”
Happy with the victory
After his historical victory, Barry Hoban gave the side of the race to the British Cycling magazine Weekly bike: “You should understand, I’m not the best at the beginning of the season this year, this year, I work very well for honey and zoetemelk this year, because I worked hard for Honey and Zoetemelk, I’ve probably said in a leading group.”
“I can still tell me during this time, because it has overlapped and retreated, retreated and retreated.
The hoban was able to return to unite from a break from 17 people. How did he see his Sprint victory?
“It’s stronger than 15 to 20, I have three children, and those behind him, and those behind him, and behind them, I was through them.”
Hoban gives Merckx prefers dwarfs as far
Who is who
Hobans, who defeated Hoban’s hoban in Wevelgem, the hoban, Merckx, is undoubtedly the largest with three world titles – two dozen classics; De Vlaeminck’s Palmarès is very large and four Paris-Roubaix and three Milan-San Remo; Shorty was fourth; The fifth was Leman who won the tour of the flanges three times and the sixth was the two world champions and Vuelta winner Freddy Maerten.
Raymond ‘Poupou’ a little music with Pulidor
While you think, then you’ve been very slow – check statistics:
Gent-Wevelgem, 2024: Winner Mads Pedersen, 253.1 km @ 45.196KPH, 5:36:00.
Gent-Wevelgem, 1974: Winner Barry Hoban, 244 km @ 44.383KPH 5:30:00.
“I was a dangerous rider on my day”closes Hoban.
Damn right Barry!
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1974 Gent-Wevelgem Results:
1. Barry Hoban (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson) at 5:30 00
2. Eddy Merckx (Moloteni)
3. Roger de Vlaeminck (Brooklyn)
4. Alain Santy (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson)
5. Eric Leman (Mix-Ludo-de Gibaldy)
6. Freddy Maertens (Carpenter-Confortluxe-Flanders)
7. Walter Plankkaert (Watney-Maes Pils)
8. Walter Godefroot (Carpenter-Confortune-Flandria)
9. France Verbeeck (Watney-Maes Pils)
10. Roger Swerts (IJSBOERKE-COLNER)
11. Willy de Geest (Rokado)
12. Jacques Slasan (Peugeot-Bp-Michelin)
13. Raymond Pulidor (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson)
14. Charly Rouxel (Peugeot-Bp-Michelin)
15. Herman Van Springel (Micro Ludo-de Gribaldy)
16. Tubo Tabak (Ti-Raleigh)
17. Jean-Pierre Dangillumumum (Peugeot-Bp-Michin)
18. José Catieau (BIC) in 3:25
19. Michel Périn (Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson)
20. Patrick Sercu (Brooklyn)
21. Worker des
22. Gustaaf Van Roosbroeck (Mic-Ludo-de Gribaldy)
23. Gustaaf Hermans (Rokado)
24. Ronny Van de Vijver (IJSBOERKE-COLNER)
25. Jean-Jacques Fussien (BIC).
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