1957 Tour of Flanders explained

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]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – covering 242 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p. 120
  2. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1957 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, Ark.. 5 March 2016.