1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Explained

1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Date:	15 May 1961
Stages:	1
Distance:	251^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	6h 44' 34"
First:	Rik Van Looy
First Nat:	BEL
Second:	Marcel Rohrbach
Second Nat:	FRA
Third:	Armand Desmet
Third Nat:	BEL
Previous:	1960
Next:	1962

The 1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 47th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 15 May 1961. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the Faema team.

General classification

Final general classification^[2] ^[3] ^[4] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 42" 5 + 42" 6 + 42" 7 + 42" 8 + 42" 9 + 42" 10 + 42"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium. BikeRaceInfo. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: 1961 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. BikeRaceInfo. 15 January 2018.
3. Web site: 47ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1961. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040707003840/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_liege_bastogne/liege1961.php. 7 July 2004.
4. Web site: 1961 Liège - Bastogne - Liège. First Cycling. 15 January 2018.