1.
SV RIDERS AT START
0.03

2.
GV START RIDERS AWAY
0.10

3.
SV RIDERS ROUND BEND (TORLEIF HANSEN LEADING)
0.09

4.
SV TORLEIF HANSEN OVER CREST AND PAST
0.22

5.
GV OTHER RIDERS PAST.
0.34

6.
SV RIDERS THROUGH MUD
0.42

7.
SV RIDERS OVER CREST.
0.53

8.
SV WINNER PAST FINISHING LINE
0.59

9.
SV BENGT ALBERG PRESENTED WITH FLOWERS AND TROPHY.
1.06



Initials RJ/VS/AS/BB


SPORT: MOTOR CYCLE RACING

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Background: THE FIRST DAY (SUNDAY) OF THE EASTER MOTOR CYCLING CUP AT MARCHE IN BELGIUM PROVIDED UPSETS IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. RIDERS PLOUGHED THEIR WAY THROUGH THICK MUD WITH THE STRONG CONTINGENT OF JAPANESE SUZUKI CYCLES AND THEIR RIDERS HANDLING THE CONDITIONS THE BEST.

THE TWO DAY EVENT HAS ATTRACTED THE TOP RIDERS FROM EUROPE INCLUDING THE WORLD CHAMPION BENGT ABERG FROM SWEDEN... THE EVENTUAL WINNER.

OTHER IN THE FIELD INCLUDED THE 1968 WINNER JEF TEEUWISSEN OF BELGIUM AND LAST YEAR'S WINNER ROGER DE COSTER ALSO OF BELGIUM.

SWEDISH RIDERS DOMINATED THE START OF THE RACE. TORLEIF HANSEN QUICKLY TOOK THE LEAD BUT WAS GRADUALLY PEGGED BACK AND FINISHED OUT OF A PLACE.

SECOND PLACE WENT TO JOEL ROBERT OF BELGIUM WITH ROCER DE COSTER THIRD.