1958 Tour of Flanders

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42nd Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates30 March 1958
Stages1
Distance230 km (142.9 mi)
Winning time6h 07'
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Germain Derijcke  (BEL) (Carpano)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Truye  (BEL) (Mercier–BP–Butchinson)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Angelo Conterno  (ITA) (Carpano)
  1957
1959  

The 42nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 30 March 1958. Belgian rider Germain Derijcke won the race in the sprint of a nine-man group in Wetteren. [1] 61 of 153 riders finished. [2]

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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 230 km. The course featured four categorized climbs: [1]

Results

Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Germain Derijcke  (BEL)Carpano6h 07' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Willy Truye  (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson s.t.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Conterno  (ITA)Carpanos.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Armand Desmet  (BEL)Groene Leeuw–Leopolds.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marcel Janssens  (BEL)Elve–Peugeot–Marvans.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL)Libertas–Dr.Manns.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Nino Defilippis  (ITA)Carpanos.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pino Cerami  (BEL)Elve–Peugeot–Marvans.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Yvo Molenaers  (BEL)Groene Leeuw–Leopolds.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Fred De Bruyne  (BEL)Carpano+ 10"

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References

  1. 1 2 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN   90-73322-02-2, p 120
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1958 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.