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| Dates | 2 April 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 238 km (147.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 09' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 40th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. French rider Jean Forestier won the race after a late breakaway from a 30-strong group in Wetteren. Sprint specialist Stan Ockers won the sprint for second place; Leon Van Daele was third. [1] 37 of 122 riders finished. [2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 238 km. The course featured five categorized climbs: [1]
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Jean Forestier (
FRA)
|
Follis–Dunlop | 6h 09' 00" |
| 2 | 
Stan Ockers (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | + 9" |
| 3 |
Leon Van Daele (
BEL)
|
Bertin | s.t. |
| 4 |
Rik Van Steenbergen (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 5 |
Lucien Mathys (
BEL)
|
Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 6 |
Germain Derijcke (
BEL)
|
Van Hauwaert–Faema–Guerra | s.t. |
| 7 |
André Vlayen (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 8 |
Briek Schotte (
BEL)
|
Faema | s.t. |
| 9 |
Ernest Sterckx (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 10 |
Jan Zagers (
BEL)
|
Libertas | s.t. |
References
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 112
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1956 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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| Race details | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2 April 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 238 km (147.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 09' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 40th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. French rider Jean Forestier won the race after a late breakaway from a 30-strong group in Wetteren. Sprint specialist Stan Ockers won the sprint for second place; Leon Van Daele was third. [1] 37 of 122 riders finished. [2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 238 km. The course featured five categorized climbs: [1]
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jean Forestier (
FRA)
|
Follis–Dunlop | 6h 09' 00" |
| 2 |
Stan Ockers (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | + 9" |
| 3 |
Leon Van Daele (
BEL)
|
Bertin | s.t. |
| 4 |
Rik Van Steenbergen (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 5 |
Lucien Mathys (
BEL)
|
Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 6 |
Germain Derijcke (
BEL)
|
Van Hauwaert–Faema–Guerra | s.t. |
| 7 |
André Vlayen (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 8 |
Briek Schotte (
BEL)
|
Faema | s.t. |
| 9 |
Ernest Sterckx (
BEL)
|
Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 10 |
Jan Zagers (
BEL)
|
Libertas | s.t. |
References
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 112
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1956 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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