1956 Omloop Het Volk Explained
| 1956 Omloop Het Volk |
| Date: | 11 March 1956 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 227[1] |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 04' 00" |
| First: | Ernest Sterckx |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Briek Schotte |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | Leopold Schaeken |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Previous: | 1955 |
| Next: | 1957 |
The 1956 Omloop Het Volk was the 12th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 11 March 1956.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent.[3] The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.
General classification
Final general classification[4] | Rank | Rider | Time |
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| 1 | | | | 2 | | + 0" | | 3 | | + 26" | | 4 | | + 26" | | 5 | | + 26" | | 6 | | + 26" | | 7 | | + 26" | | 8 | | + 26" | | 9 | | + 26" | | 10 | | + 26" | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 13 February 2018.
- Web site: 1956 Omloop Het Volk (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 13 February 2018.
- Web site: 12ème Het Volk 1956. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041208125328/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_hetvolk/hetvolk1956.php. 8 December 2004.
- Web site: 1956 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. First Cycling. 13 February 2018.
