1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Explained

1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Date:5 May 1957
Stages:1
Distance:256[1]
Unit:km
Time:7h 24' 56"
First:
Third:Marcel Buys
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1956
Next:1958

The 1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 43rd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 5 May 1957. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by two riders, Frans Schoubben and Germain Derycke.

Germain Derycke was first over the line, but because he crossed a closed rail crossing, the second-place rider, Frans Schoubben, was promoted to first as well. Derijcke was not disqualified, because he had won by three minutes advantage; judges felt he had not gained that much time from illegally crossing the railway.

General classification

Final general classification[2] [3] [4]
RankRiderTime
1
10"
3+ 2' 46"
4+ 5' 37"
5+ 7' 04"
6+ 7' 04"
7+ 7' 53"
8+ 8' 11"
9+ 13' 30"
10+ 13' 48"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium. BikeRaceInfo. 29 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 1957 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. BikeRaceInfo. 29 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 43ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1957. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040707003521/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_liege_bastogne/liege1957.php. 7 July 2004.
  4. Web site: 1957 Liège - Bastogne - Liège. First Cycling. 29 January 2018.