The 60th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1976.

The Koppenberg climb, stirring much controversy for its steep and unevenly cobbled surface, was included in the route for the first time.

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx was seen strolling helplessly through a tangle of riders and spectators.

Freddy Maertens and Roger De Vlaeminck, two of Belgium's star riders, were favourites to win the sprint, but the two did not get on and let themselves jointly be dropped 4 km before the finish.

Walter Planckaert won in a three-man sprint before Italian Francesco Moser and Marc Demeyer.