1959 Gent–Wevelgem

1959 Gent–Wevelgem Gent-Wevelgem-1959 poster.jpg 4 April 1959 1 221.2http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Ghent-Wevelgem/ghentindex.html Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium BikeRaceInfo 28 January 2018 km 5h 10' 16" Leon Vandaele BEL Jos Hoevenaers BEL Jacques Anquetil FRA 1957 1960 The 1959 Gent–Wevelgem was the 21st edition of the Belgian Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 4 April 1959. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Leon Vandaele. General classification Final general classificationhttp://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Ghent-Wevelgem/1959-ghent-wevelgem.html 1959 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium BikeRaceInfo 28 January 2018http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_gand_wevelgem/wevelgem1959.php 21ème Gand-Wevelgem 1959 Memoire du cyclisme https://web.archive.org/web/20040829203819/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_gand_wevelgem/wevelgem1959.php 29 August 2004http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=7&y=1959 1959 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields First Cycling 28 January 2018 Rank Rider Time 1 Leon Vandaele BEL 5h 10' 16" 2 Jos Hoevenaers BEL + 0" 3 Jacques Anquetil FRA + 0" 4 Michel Stolker NED + 0" 5 Armand Desmet BEL + 0" 6 Willy Vannitsen BEL + 2' 30" 7 André Noyelle BEL + 2' 48" 8 Gilbert Desmet BEL + 2' 48" 9 Karel Clerckx BEL + 2' 48" 10 Georges Decraeye BEL + 2' 48" References 30em Category:Gent–Wevelgem Category:1959 in road cycling Category:1959 in Belgian sport Category:April 1959 sports events in Europe