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| Dates | 30 March 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 265 km (164.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 36' 45" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 64th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 30 March 1980. The race was won by Belgian Michel Pollentier, after an ultimate attack from his breakaway companions Francesco Moser and Jan Raas, at 700 m from the finish in Meerbeke.[1][2] 46 of 179 riders finished.[3]
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 180
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1980". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1980 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.