1962 Tour of Flanders

46th Tour of Flanders 1 April 1962 1 254 km 6h 39' 00" Rik Van Looy BEL Flandria–Faema–Clement Michel Van Aerde BEL Carpano Norbert Kerckhove BEL Dr.Mann 1961 1963 The 46th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1962. It was won by Belgian Rik Van Looy after an ultimate solo attack in Wetteren.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, 90-73322-02-2, p 130 48 of 151 riders finished.McGann McGann Bill Carol http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1962-tour-of-flanders.html 1962 Ronde van Vlaanderen results BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Cherokee Village, Arkansas 5 March 2016 Route The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge for the first time – covering 254 km. The finish was on the Emile Verhaerenlaan, where riders had to finish an additional 2.3 km lap. There were six categorized climbs: Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg Valkenberg Kasteelstraat Grotenberge Results 1 Rik Van Looy BEL Flandria–Faema–Clement 6h 39' 00" 2 Michel Van Aerde BEL Carpano + 9" 3 Norbert Kerckhove BEL Dr.Mann s.t. 4 Noël Foré BEL Flandria–Faema–Clement s.t. 5 Tom Simpson GBR Gitane–Leroux s.t. 6 Jef Planckaert BEL Flandria–Faema–Clement + 12" 7 Willy Vannitsen BEL Wiels–Groene Leeuw + 4' 08" 8 Mies Stolker NED Saint Raphael–Helyett–Hutchinson s.t. 9 Edgard Sorgeloos BEL Flandria–Faema–Clement s.t. 10 Jos Wouters BEL Solo–Van Steenbergen + 4' 25" References Category:Tour of Flanders Category:1962 in road cycling Category:1962 in Belgian sport Category:1962 Super Prestige Pernod