Cycling race
43rd Tour of Flanders|
Dates | 30 March 1959 |
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Stages | 1 |
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Distance | 242 km (150.4 mi) |
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Winning time | 6h 14' |
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The 43rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 30 March 1959 [verification needed]. Belgian Rik Van Looy won the race in a three-man sprint with Frans Schoubben and Gilbert Desmet.[1] 58 of 143 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 242 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:[1]
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 124
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1959 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.