1966 Tour of Flanders
Cycling race
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Dates | 9 April 1966 | |||||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||||
Distance | 243 km (151.0 mi) | |||||||||||
Winning time | 5h 53' 00" | |||||||||||
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The 50th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 9 April 1966. The race was won by Belgian rider Edward Sels in a sprint before Italian Adriano Durante . [1] 60 of 151 riders finished. [2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 243 km. For the first time since the 1940s the Kwaremont climbs was not addressed because of road works. There were six categorized climbs: [1]
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Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 |
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Solo–Superia | 5h 53' 00" |
2 |
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Salvarani | s.t. |
3 |
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Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
4 |
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Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
5 |
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Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
6 |
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Molteni | s.t. |
7 |
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Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
8 |
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Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
9 |
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Salvarani | s.t. |
10 |
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Salvarani | s.t. |
References
- 1 2 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2 , p 144
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1966 Ronde van Vlaanderen results" . BikeRaceInfo . Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing . Retrieved 5 March 2016 .
External links
- Video of the 1966 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)
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