1961 Tour of Flanders

March 26, 1961 1 255 km 6h 22' 00" Tom Simpson GBR Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop Nino Defilippis ITA Carpano Jo de Haan NED Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop 1960 1962 The 1961 Tour of Flanders cycling race took place on March 26, 1961, and was won by Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop's Tom Simpson, becoming the first British winner. It was the 45th edition of the Tour of Flanders "monument" classic race.McGann McGann Bill Carol http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1961-tour-of-flanders.html 1961 Ronde van Vlaanderen results BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Cherokee Village, AR 27 May 2015Jones Graham The Flanders Lion Tamer http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/Apr06/cover_apr_Lion.htm CyclingRevealed 27 May 2015 April 2006Lion Jan Tom Simpson won in 1961 Dutch http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/bljli_20110327_001 Het Nieuwsblad Corelio 27 May 2015 Brussels 27 March 2011 Route The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren for the last time – after 17 years. The total distance was 255 km. There were six categorized climbs: Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg Valkenberg Kasteelstraat Grotenberge Results CyclistTeamTime1Tom Simpson GBRRapha-Gitane-Dunlop 6h 22' 00"2Nino Defilippis ITACarpano s.t.3Jo de Haan NEDRapha-Gitane-Dunlop +11"4Emile Daems BELPhilco +34"5Mies Stolker NEDHelyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson +56"6Camille Le Menn FRAPeugeot-BP-Dunlop +59"7Jean Graczyk FRAHelyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson +1' 00"8Arthur Decabooter BELCarpano s.t.9Martin Van Geneugden BELTorpedo s.t.10Frans Schoubben BELPeugeot-BP-Dunlop s.t. References External links Q7NxQePh2ao "British Cyclist Wins (1961)" Category:Tour of Flanders Tour of Flanders, 1961 Tour of Flanders Category:1961 Super Prestige Pernod Tour of Flanders