1964 Tour of Flanders

48th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates	5 April 1964
Stages	1
Distance	236 km (146.6 mi)
Winning time	5h 43' 27"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1963 1965 →

The 48th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1964. The race was won by West German rider Rudi Altig after a 60 km solo breakaway. At four minutes, Benoni Beheyt won the sprint for second place before Jo de Roo.^[1] 51 of 119 riders finished.^[2]

Route[]

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 240 km. There were six categorized climbs:^[1]

Grotenberge

Results[]

Result
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rudi Altig (FRG)	Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Dunlop	5h 43' 27"
2	Benoni Beheyt (BEL)	Wiels–Groene Leeuw	+ 4' 05"
3	Jo de Roo (NED)	Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson	s.t.
4	Edward Sels (BEL)	Solo–Superia	s.t.
5	Georges Vanconingsloo (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Englebert	s.t.
6	Arthur Decabooter (BEL)	Solo–Superia	s.t.
7	(BEL)	Dr.Mann	s.t.
8	Gustaaf De Smet (BEL)	Wiels–Groene Leeuw	s.t.
9	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	Wiels–Groene Leeuw	s.t.
10	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Solo–Superia	s.t.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1964 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links[]

Video of the 1964 Tour of Flanders Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)

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[Vanwalleghem_p_140-1] Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140

[2] McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1964 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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