The 1969 Gent–Wevelgem was the 31st edition of the

Gent–Wevelgem Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...

cycle race and was held on 16 April 1969. The race started in

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

and finished in

Wevelgem Wevelgem () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total populatio ...

. The race was won by

Willy Vekemans Willy Vekemans (born 28 April 1945) is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He won the Omloop Het Volk in 1967 and Gent–Wevelgem in 1969. Major results ;1967 : 1st Omloop Het Volk ;1968 : 1st GP du canton d'Argovie : 1st Stage 4 Tou ...

of the Goldor team.

General classification

References

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