44th Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | 3 April 1960 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 227 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 5h 52' 03" |
Speed: | 38.693 |
Organizer: | Het Nieuwsblad |
First: | Arthur De Cabooter |
First Nat: | BEL |
First Team: | Groene Leeuw–Sas-Sinalco |
Second: | Jean Graczyk |
Second Nat: | FRA |
Second Team: | Helyett-Leroux–Hutchinson |
Third: | Rik Van Looy |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Third Team: | Faema |
Previous: | 1959 |
Next: | 1961 |
The 44th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 3 April 1960. Arthur De Cabooter won the race in the sprint of a group of 16 ahead of Jean Graczyk and Rik Van Looy.[1] 72 of 164 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 227 km. The course featured five categorized climbs: