1958 Tour of Flanders

42nd Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates30 March 1958
Stages1
Distance230 km (142.9 mi)
Winning time6h 07'
Results
  Winner  Germain Derijcke (BEL) (Carpano)
  Second  Willy Truye (BEL) (Mercier–BP–Butchinson)
  Third  Angelo Conterno (ITA) (Carpano)

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]

Route

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

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Germain Derijcke (BEL) Carpano 6h 07' 00"
2  Willy Truye (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson s.t.
3  Angelo Conterno (ITA) Carpano s.t.
4  Armand Desmet (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Leopold s.t.
5  Marcel Janssens (BEL) Elve–Peugeot–Marvan s.t.
6  Briek Schotte (BEL) Libertas–Dr.Mann s.t.
7  Nino Defilippis (ITA) Carpano s.t.
8  Pino Cerami (BEL) Elve–Peugeot–Marvan s.t.
9  Yvo Molenaers (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Leopold s.t.
10  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) Carpano + 10"

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
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