1963_Tour_of_Flanders

1963 Tour of Flanders

1963 Tour of Flanders

Cycling race

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]

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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 249 km (155 mi). There were six categorized climbs:

Results

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References

  1. [1]
    Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
  2. [2]
    McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1963 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.


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