1961 Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	March 26, 1961
Stages	1
Distance	255 km (158.4 mi)
Winning time	6h 22' 00"
Results
Winner   Tom Simpson  (GBR) (Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop)   Second   Nino Defilippis  (ITA) (Carpano)   Third   Jo de Haan  (NED) (Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop)
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The 1961 Tour of Flanders cycling race took place on March 26, 1961, and was won by Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop's Tom Simpson, becoming the first British winner. It was the 45th edition of the Tour of Flanders "monument" classic race. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren for the last time – after 17 years. The total distance was 255 km. There were six categorized climbs:

Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg

Valkenberg Kasteelstraat Grotenberge

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Simpson  (GBR)	Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop	6h 22' 00"
2	Nino Defilippis  (ITA)	Carpano	s.t.
3	Jo de Haan  (NED)	Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop	+11"
4	Emile Daems  (BEL)	Philco	+34"
5	Mies Stolker  (NED)	Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson	+56"
6	Camille Le Menn  (FRA)	Peugeot-BP-Dunlop	+59"
7	Jean Graczyk  (FRA)	Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson	+1' 00"
8	Arthur Decabooter  (BEL)	Carpano	s.t.
9	Martin Van Geneugden  (BEL)	Torpedo	s.t.
10	Frans Schoubben  (BEL)	Peugeot-BP-Dunlop	s.t.

References

1. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1961 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
2. Jones, Graham (April 2006). "The Flanders Lion Tamer". CyclingRevealed. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
3. Lion, Jan (27 March 2011). "Tom Simpson won in 1961". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Brussels: Corelio . Retrieved 27 May 2015.

External links

• "British Cyclist Wins (1961)" on YouTube