1957 Tour of Flanders
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 31 March 1957 | ||
| Distance | 242 km (150.4 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 5h 58' | ||
| Results | |||
| Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
(Carpano–Coppi) | |
| Second | Jozef Planckaert (BEL) |
(Peugeot–BP) | |
| Third | Norbert Kerckhove (BEL) |
(Faema–Guerra) | |
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 174 riders finished.[2]
Route
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
| 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
- 1 2 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, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
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