1956 Tour of Flanders
Cycling race
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Dates | 2 April 1956 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 238 km (147.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 09' | ||||||||||||
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← 1955 1957 → |
The 40th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. French rider Jean Forestier won the race after a late breakaway from a 30-strong group in Wetteren. Sprint specialist Stan Ockers won the sprint for second place; Leon Van Daele was third.[1] 37 of 122 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 238 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:[1]
- Kwaremont
- Kruisberg
- Statieberg
- Eikenberg
- Kattenberg
Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | Follis–Dunlop | 6h 09' 00" |
2 | Stan Ockers (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | + 9" |
3 | Leon Van Daele (BEL) | Bertin | s.t. |
4 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
5 | Lucien Mathys (BEL) | Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
6 | Germain Derijcke (BEL) | Van Hauwaert–Faema–Guerra | s.t. |
7 | André Vlayen (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
8 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | Faema | s.t. |
9 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
10 | Jan Zagers (BEL) | Libertas | s.t. |
References
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 112
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1956 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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