41st Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | 31 March 1957 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 242 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 5h 58' |
Speed: | 40.559 |
Organizer: | Het Nieuwsblad |
First: | Fred De Bruyne |
First Nat: | BEL |
First Team: | Carpano–Coppi |
Second: | Jozef Planckaert |
Second Nat: | BEL |
Second Team: | Peugeot–BP |
Third: | Norbert Kerckhove |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Third Team: | Faema–Guerra |
Previous: | 1956 |
Next: | 1958 |
The 41st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 31 March 1957. Belgian rider Fred De Bruyne won the race in the sprint of a ten-man group in Wetteren.[1] 85 of the 174 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 242 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:[1]