1964 Tour of Flanders

The 48th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1964. The race was won by West German rider Rudi Altig after a 60 km solo breakaway. At four minutes, Benoni Beheyt won the sprint for second place before Jo de Roo.[1] 51 of 119 riders finished.[2]

48th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates5 April 1964
Stages1
Distance236 km (146.6 mi)
Winning time5h 43' 27"
Results
  Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Dunlop)
  Second  Benoni Beheyt (BEL) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Jo de Roo (NED) (Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson)

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 240 km. There were six categorized climbs:[1]

Results
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rudi Altig (FRG) Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Dunlop 5h 43' 27"
2  Benoni Beheyt (BEL) Wiels–Groene Leeuw + 4' 05"
3  Jo de Roo (NED) Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson s.t.
4  Edward Sels (BEL) Solo–Superia s.t.
5  Georges Vanconingsloo (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Englebert s.t.
6  Arthur Decabooter (BEL) Solo–Superia s.t.
7  Jos Verachtert (BEL) Dr.Mann s.t.
8  Gustaaf De Smet (BEL) Wiels–Groene Leeuw s.t.
9  Gilbert Desmet (BEL) Wiels–Groene Leeuw s.t.
10  Rik Van Looy (BEL) Solo–Superia s.t.
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References
  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1964 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.


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