1963 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 31 March 1963 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 249 km (154.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 08' | ||||||||||||
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The 47th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 31 March 1963. It was won by Belgian Noël Foré in a three-man sprint with Frans Melckenbeeck and Tom Simpson.[1] Foré set a new record speed average of 40.683 km/h (25.279 mph). 35 of 127 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 249 km (155 mi). There were six categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Noël Foré (BEL)
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Flandria–Faema | 6h 08' 00" |
| 2 | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
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Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 3 |  Tom Simpson (GBR)
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Peugeot–BP–Englebert | s.t. |
| 4 | Willy Vannitsen (BEL)
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Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 36" |
| 5 | Jos Wouters (BEL)
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Solo–Terrot | s.t. |
| 6 | Rik Van Looy (BEL)
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GBC–Libertas | s.t. |
| 7 | Michel Van Aerde (BEL)
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Solo–Terrot | s.t. |
| 8 | Emile Daems (BEL)
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Peugeot–BP–Englebert | s.t. |
| 9 |  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
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Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 10 |  Jo de Roo (NED)
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Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson | s.t. |
References
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1963 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
- Video of the 1963 Tour of Flanders Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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