The 40th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. French rider Jean Forestier won the race after a late breakaway from a 30-strong group in Wetteren. Sprint specialist Stan Ockers won the sprint for second place; Leon Van Daele was third.[1] 37 of 122 riders finished.[2]
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| Dates | 2 April 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 238 km (147.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 09' | ||||||||||||
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Route
editThe race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 238 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:[1]
Results
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Jean Forestier (FRA)
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Follis–Dunlop | 6h 09' 00" |
| 2 |  Stan Ockers (BEL)
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Elve–Peugeot | + 9" |
| 3 | Leon Van Daele (BEL)
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Bertin | s.t. |
| 4 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
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Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 5 | Lucien Mathys (BEL)
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Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 6 | Germain Derijcke (BEL)
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Van Hauwaert–Faema–Guerra | s.t. |
| 7 | André Vlayen (BEL)
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Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 8 | Briek Schotte (BEL)
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Faema | s.t. |
| 9 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL)
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Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 10 | Jan Zagers (BEL)
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Libertas | s.t. |
References
edit- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 112
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1956 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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