1966 Tour of Flanders
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 9 April 1966 | ||
| Distance | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
| Winning time | 5h 53' 00" | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Edward Sels (BEL) |
(Solo–Superia) | |
| Second |  Adriano Durante (ITA) |
(Salvarani) | |
| Third | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
(Romeo–Smiths) | |
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]
Contents
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Sels (BEL) |
Solo–Superia | 5h 53' 00" |
| 2 | Adriano Durante (ITA) |
Salvarani | s.t. |
| 3 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) |
Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
| 4 | Guido Reybroeck (BEL) |
Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
| 5 | Willy Planckaert (BEL) |
Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
| 6 | Gianni Motta (ITA) |
Molteni | s.t. |
| 7 | Willy Bocklant (BEL) |
Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 8 | Jan Nolmans (BEL) |
Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 9 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA) |
Salvarani | s.t. |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (ITA) |
Salvarani | s.t. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 144
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Video of the 1966 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)
