1958 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 30 March 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 230 km (142.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 07' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 42nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 30 March 1958. Belgian rider Germain Derijcke won the race in the sprint of a nine-man group in Wetteren.[1] 61 of 153 riders finished.[2]
Route
[edit]The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 230 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:[1]
- Kwaremont
- Kruisberg
- Berg Ten Stene
- Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
Results
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germain Derijcke (BEL)
|
Carpano | 6h 07' 00" |
| 2 | Willy Truye (BEL)
|
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 3 |  Angelo Conterno (ITA)
|
Carpano | s.t. |
| 4 | Armand Desmet (BEL)
|
Groene Leeuw–Leopold | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel Janssens (BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot–Marvan | s.t. |
| 6 | Briek Schotte (BEL)
|
Libertas–Dr.Mann | s.t. |
| 7 | Nino Defilippis (ITA)
|
Carpano | s.t. |
| 8 | Pino Cerami (BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot–Marvan | s.t. |
| 9 | Yvo Molenaers (BEL)
|
Groene Leeuw–Leopold | s.t. |
| 10 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
|
Carpano | + 10" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 120
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1958 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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