The 66th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1982. Belgian rider René Martens claimed a surprise victory after breaking away solo on the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Eddy Planckaert won the sprint for second at 20 seconds, ahead of Rudy Pevenage.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 182 It was by and large Martens' biggest career victory. 51 of 212 riders finished.
Route The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs: Oude Kwaremont Koppenberg Taaienberg Berg Ten Houte Eikenberg Volkegemberg Varent Steenberg Pijpketel Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg
Results
References
External links Video of the 1982 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)