title: 1982 Tour of Flanders
text: # 1982 Tour of Flanders
  
  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. 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
  
  Result :
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | René Martens (BEL) | Daf Trucks–Teve Blad | 6h 35' 40" |
  | 2 | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | Splendor–Wickes | + 21" |
  | 3 | Rudy Pevenage (BEL) | Capri Sonne | s.t. |
  | 4 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Safir–Concorde | s.t. |
  | 5 | Jan Bogaert (BEL) | Europ Decor | + 45" |
  | 6 | Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA) | Famcucina | + 1' 15" |
  | 7 | Patrick Versluys (BEL) | Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
  | 8 | Gery Verlinden (BEL) | Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
  | 9 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Boule d'Or–Colnago | s.t. |
  | 10 | Johan van der Velde (NED) | TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo | s.t. |
  