The 63rd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1979. The race was won by Dutch rider Jan Raas in Meerbeke after a 15 km solo attack.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 180 34 of 180 riders finished.
Route The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were nine categorized climbs: Oude Kwaremont Koppenberg Taaienberg Eikenberg Volkegemberg Boigneberg Steenberg Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg
Results
References
External links Video of the 1979 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)