1957 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 31 March 1957 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 242 km (150.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 58' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 41st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 31 March 1957. Belgian rider Fred De Bruyne won the race in the sprint of a ten-man group in Wetteren.[1] 85 of the 174 riders finished.[2]
Route
[edit]The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 242 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:[1]
- Kwaremont
- Statieberg
- Berg Ten Stene
- Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
Results
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
|
Carpano–Coppi | 5h 58' 00" |
| 2 | Jef Planckaert (BEL)
|
Peugeot–BP | s.t. |
| 3 | Norbert Kerckhove (BEL)
|
Bertin | s.t. |
| 4 |  Nicolas Barone (FRA)
|
Saint Raphael–Geminiani–Quinquina | s.t. |
| 5 | Yvo Molenaers (BEL)
|
Plume Sport | s.t. |
| 6 |  Gastone Nencini (ITA)
|
Leo–Chlorodont | s.t. |
| 7 |  Seamus Elliot (IRL)
|
Helyett–Potin | s.t. |
| 8 | Frans Schoubben (BEL)
|
Peugeot–BP | s.t. |
| 9 | Agostino Coletto (ITA)
|
Carpano–Coppi | s.t. |
| 10 | Désiré Keteleer (BEL)
|
Carpano–Coppi | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p. 120
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1957 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Ark.: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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