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.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 180 46 of 179 riders finished.
Route The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 265 km. There were ten categorized climbs: Oude Kwaremont Koppenberg Taaienberg Eikenberg Volkegemberg Varent Steenberg Pijpketel Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg
Results
References
External links Video of the 1980 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)