1955 Tour of Flanders

39th Tour of Flanders
Louison Bobet, the first French winner of the Tour of Flanders
Louison Bobet, the first French winner of the Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates27 March 1955
Stages1
Distance263 km (163.4 mi)
Winning time7h 27'
Results
  Winner  Louison Bobet (FRA) (Bobet–BP–Hutchinson)
  Second  Hugo Koblet (SUI) (Faema–Guerra)
  Third  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) (Elvé–Peugeot)
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The 39th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 March 1955. French rider Louison Bobet won the race in a three-man sprint with Hugo Koblet and Rik Van Steenbergen.[1] 47 of 203 riders finished.[2]

  1. ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 112
  2. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1955 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.