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1959 Tour of Flanders

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Dates
  
30 March 1959

Distance
  
242 km (150.4 mi)

Winner
  
Rik Van Looy (BEL)

Stages
  
1

Winning time
  
6h 14'

Second
  
Frans Schoubben (BEL)

The 43rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 30 March 1959. Belgian Rik Van Looy won the race in a three-man sprint with Frans Schoubben and Gilbert Desmet. 58 of 143 riders finished.

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 242 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:

  • Kwaremont
  • Kruisberg
  • Statieberg
  • Valkenberg
  • Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)

    • References

    1959 Tour of Flanders Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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