1966 Tour of Flanders explained

50th Tour of Flanders
Date:9 April 1966
Stages:1
Distance:243
Unit:km
Time:5h 53' 00"
Speed:41.303
First:Edward Sels
First Nat:BEL
First Team:Solo–Superia
Second:Adriano Durante
Second Nat:ITA
Second Team:Salvarani
Third:Georges Vandenberghe
Third Nat:BEL
Third Team:Romeo–Smiths
Previous:1965
Next:1967

The 50th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 9 April 1966. The race was won by Belgian rider Edward Sels in a sprint before Italian Adriano Durante.[1] 60 of 151 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 243 km. For the first time since the 1940s the Kwaremont climbs was not addressed because of road works. There were six categorized climbs:[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p 144
  2. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1966 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, AR. 5 March 2016.