1956 Omloop Het Volk

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1956 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 11 March 1956
Stages 1
Distance 227 [1]  km (141.1 mi)
Winning time 6h 04' 00"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ernest Sterckx  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Leopold Schaeken  (BEL)
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The 1956 Omloop Het Volk was the 12th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 11 March 1956. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.

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.

Ernest Sterckx was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 1952, 1953 and 1956.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ernest Sterckx  (BEL)6h 04' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL) + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Leopold Schaeken  (BEL) + 26"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Decock  (BEL) + 26"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wim van Est  (NED) + 26"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marcel Ryckaert  (BEL) + 26"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Impanis  (BEL) + 26"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Looy  (BEL) + 26"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Decorte  (BEL) + 26"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jozef De Feyter  (BEL) + 26"

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1956 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "12ème Het Volk 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1956 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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