Youngest and oldest competitors
The average age of the 65 riders on the startlist is 27y + 122d. The median age is 26y + 141d (the median represents the middle value and handles outliers better).
Youngest
Who are the youngest competitors at the start date of Omloop Het Volk 1978?
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN DER VELDE Johan | 21y + 82d | |
| 2 | JACOBS Michel | 21y + 338d | |
| 3 | VAN CALSTER Guido | 22y + 26d | |
| 4 | COLMAN Rudy | 22y + 48d | |
| 5 | SCHEPERS Eddy | 22y + 82d | |
| 6 | LEFEVERE Patrick | 23y + 57d | |
| 7 | HINAULT Bernard | 23y + 110d | |
| 8 | THURAU Dietrich | 23y + 115d | |
| 9 | VAN GILS René | 23y + 235d | |
| 10 | DALGAL Walter | 23y + 253d | |
| 11 | PEVENAGE Rudy | 23y + 262d | |
| 12 | SPRANGERS Willy | 23y + 364d | |
| 13 | SCHEPMANS Benny | 24y + 75d | |
| 14 | GYSEMANS Emiel | 24y + 135d | |
| 15 | PEETERS Ludo | 24y + 207d | |
| 16 | VAN DER HELST Etienne | 24y + 301d | |
| 17 | LEMAN Luc | 24y + 308d | |
| 18 | DE MEYER Ronan | 25y + 21d | |
| 19 | JACOBS Jos | 25y + 35d | |
| 20 | REYBROUCK Wilfried | 25y + 36d | |
| 21 | LANGERIJS Hans | 25y + 49d | |
| 22 | BOSSIS Jacques | 25y + 72d | |
| 23 | RAAS Jan | 25y + 116d | |
| 24 | GYSEMANS Jos | 25y + 125d | |
| 25 | VAN DE WIELE Eric | 25y + 128d |
Oldest
Who is the oldest competitor?
| # | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWERTS Roger | 35y + 66d | |
| 2 | IN 'T VEN Willy | 35y + 3d | |
| 3 | GODEFROOT Walter | 34y + 245d | |
| 4 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 34y + 202d | |
| 5 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 34y + 179d | |
| 6 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 33y + 333d | |
| 7 | SERCU Patrick | 33y + 250d | |
| 8 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 31y + 283d | |
| 9 | HORDIJK Jan | 31y + 251d | |
| 10 | DELÉPINE Régis | 31y + 72d | |
| 11 | SCHEERS Willy | 30y + 340d | |
| 12 | PEELMAN Eddy | 30y + 208d | |
| 13 | KREKELS Jan | 30y + 190d | |
| 14 | DIERICKX André | 30y + 126d | |
| 15 | PLANCKAERT Walter | 29y + 330d | |
| 16 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 29y + 206d | |
| 17 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | 29y + 170d | |
| 18 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 29y + 150d | |
| 19 | KUIPER Hennie | 29y + 29d | |
| 20 | BAERT Dirk | 29y + 18d | |
| 21 | OVION Régis | 29y + 1d | |
| 22 | VAN MALDERGHEM Willy | 28y + 292d | |
| 23 | ALING Jan | 28y + 263d | |
| 24 | DE CAUWER José | 28y + 160d | |
| 25 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 28y + 50d |