1955 Omloop Het Volk

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1955 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 6 March 1955
Stages 1
Distance 233 [1]  km (144.8 mi)
Winning time 7h 03' 00"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lode Anthonis  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Rosseel  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Vlayen  (BEL)
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The 1955 Omloop Het Volk was the 11th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 6 March 1955. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Lode Anthonis.

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad recurring sporting event

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, previously Omloop Het Volk, is a one-day road cycling race in Belgium, held annually in late February. It is the opening event of the Belgian cycling season, as well as the first race of the year in Northwestern Europe, and holds significant prestige because of it. Since 2017, the race is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's top-tier professional events.

Ghent Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the second largest municipality in Belgium, after Antwerp. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe, with some 50,000 people in 1300. It is a port and university city.

Lode Anthonis was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Belgian national road race title in 1951.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lode Anthonis  (BEL)7h 03' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Rosseel  (BEL) + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Vlayen  (BEL) + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Karel Borgmans  (BEL) + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Theuns  (BEL) + 0"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Isidore De Ryck  (BEL) + 40"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Karel De Baere  (BEL) + 40"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marcel Ryckaert  (BEL) + 40"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Germain Derycke  (BEL) + 40"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marcel Hendrickx  (BEL) + 40"

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1955 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "11ème Het Volk 1955". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1955 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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