1957 Omloop Het Volk

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1957 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates 24 March 1957
Stages 1
Distance 207 [1]  km (128.6 mi)
Winning time 5h 22' 46"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Norbert Kerckhove  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pino Cerami  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Leon Vandaele  (BEL)
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The 1957 Omloop Het Volk was the 13th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 24 March 1957. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Norbert Kerckhove.

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.

Norbert Kerckhove was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He won the E3 Harelbeke in 1959.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Norbert Kerckhove  (BEL)5h 22' 46"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pino Cerami  (BEL) + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Leon Vandaele  (BEL) + 14"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julien Schepens  (BEL) + 14"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rik Van Looy  (BEL) + 14"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maurice Mollin  (BEL) + 14"
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Seamus Elliott  (IRL) + 14"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jozef Schils  (BEL) + 14"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marcel Janssens  (BEL) + 14"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Josef Verhelst  (BEL) + 14"

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References

  1. ↑ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1957 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "13ème Het Volk 1957". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ↑ "1957 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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