The 1949 Omloop Het Volk was the fifth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 13 March 1949.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent.[3] The race was won by André Declerck.

1949 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates13 March 1949
Stages1
Distance239[1] km (148.5 mi)
Winning time7h 11' 00"
Results
  Winner  André Declerck (BEL)
  Second  Frans Leenen (BEL)
  Third  Maurice Mollin (BEL)
← 1948
1950 →

General classification edit

Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1   André Declerck (BEL) 7h 11' 00"
2   Frans Leenen (BEL) + 0"
3   Maurice Mollin (BEL) + 0"
4   Maurice Blomme (BEL) + 10"
5   Lode Anthonis (BEL) + 40"
6   Ernest Sterckx (BEL) + 2' 02"
7   Valère Ollivier (BEL) + 2' 02"
8   Désiré Keteleer (BEL) + 2' 02"
9   Emmanuel Thoma (BEL) + 2' 10"
10   Lionel Van Brabant (BEL) + 2' 10"

References edit

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1949 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "5ème Het Volk 1949". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ^ "1949 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2018.