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 |
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1 | ![]() |
Flandria–Faema | 6h 08' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
3 | ![]() |
Peugeot–BP–Englebert | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 36" |
5 | ![]() |
Solo–Terrot | s.t. |
6 | ![]() |
GBC–Libertas | s.t. |
7 | ![]() |
Solo–Terrot | s.t. |
8 | ![]() |
Peugeot–BP–Englebert | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
10 | ![]() |
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, AR: 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)
Categories:
- Tour of Flanders
- 1963 in road cycling
- 1963 in Belgian sport
- 1963 Super Prestige Pernod
- Tour of Flanders race stubs