1961 Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	March 26, 1961
Stages	1
Distance	255 km (158.4 mi)
Winning time	6h 22' 00"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1960 1962 →

The 1961 Tour of Flanders cycling race took place on March 26, 1961, and was won by Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop's Tom Simpson, becoming the first British winner. It was the 45th edition of the Tour of Flanders "monument" classic race.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Route[]

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren for the last time – after 17 years. The total distance was 255 km. There were six categorized climbs:

Grotenberge

Results[]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Simpson (GBR)	Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop	6h 22' 00"
2	Nino Defilippis (ITA)	Carpano	s.t.
3	Jo de Haan (NED)	Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop	+11"
4	Emile Daems (BEL)	Philco	+34"
5	Mies Stolker (NED)	Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson	+56"
6	Camille Le Menn (FRA)	Peugeot-BP-Dunlop	+59"
7	Jean Graczyk (FRA)	Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson	+1' 00"
8	Arthur Decabooter (BEL)	Carpano	s.t.
9	Martin Van Geneugden (FRA)	Torpedo	s.t.
10	Frans Schoubben (BEL)	Peugeot-BP-Dunlop	s.t.

References[]

^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1961 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Jones, Graham (April 2006). "The Flanders Lion Tamer". CyclingRevealed. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
^ Lion, Jan (27 March 2011). "Tom Simpson won in 1961". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Brussels: Corelio. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

External links[]

"British Cyclist Wins (1961)" on YouTube

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[1] McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1961 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[2] Jones, Graham (April 2006). "The Flanders Lion Tamer". CyclingRevealed. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

[3] Lion, Jan (27 March 2011). "Tom Simpson won in 1961". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Brussels: Corelio. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

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