1959 Tour of Flanders

43rd Tour of Flanders 30 March 1959 1 242 km 6h 14' Rik Van Looy BEL Faema–Guerra Frans Schoubben BEL Peugeot–BP–Dunlop Gilbert Desmet BEL Faema–Guerra 1958 1960 The 43rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 30 March 1959.1959 Ronde van Vlaanderen results https://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1959-tour-of-flanders.html#:~:text=Glossary,%20Terms,%20Lists,:%20Sunday,%20March%2030,%201959 2026-03-07 bikeraceinfo.com Belgian Rik Van Looy won the race in a three-man sprint with Frans Schoubben and Gilbert Desmet.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, 90-73322-02-2, p 124 58 of 143 riders finished.McGann McGann Bill Carol http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1959-tour-of-flanders.html 1959 Ronde van Vlaanderen results BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Cherokee Village, AR 29 February 2016 Route The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 242 km. The course featured five categorized climbs: Kwaremont Kruisberg Statieberg Valkenberg Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen) Results 1 Rik Van Looy BEL Faema–Guerra 6h 14' 00" 2 Frans Schoubben BEL Peugeot–BP–Dunlop s.t. 3 Gilbert Desmet BEL Faema–Guerra + 3" 4 Arthur Decabooter BEL Groene Leeuw–Sas-Sinalco + 10" 5 Jaap Kersten NED Magneet–Vredestein s.t. 6 Edgard Sorgeloos BEL Faema–Guerra s.t. 7 Jean-Claude Annaert FRA Rapha–Gem–Dunlop s.t. 8 Norbert Vantieghem BEL Flandria–Dr.Mann s.t. 9 Seamus Elliot IRL Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson s.t. 10 Henri Denijs BEL Groene Leeuw–Sas-Sinalco s.t. References Category:Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders