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| Dates | 9 April 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 250 km (155.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 05' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 56th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 9 April 1972. Belgian Eric Leman won ahead of André Dierickx and Frans Verbeeck, winning the classic for the second time.[1][2] The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge. 80 out of 171 riders arrived.
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p164
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1972 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.