| |
By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
|
|
Lesser Known Belgian Sprints to the Victory
1959 Ronde winner Rik Van Looy came to Flanders with great fitness. He led a breakaway group into the closing circuits of Wetteren. Lesser known Belgian Tuur de Cabooter led out the sprint from 300 meters and held off the late charge of Frenchman Jean Graczyk and Van Looy for the victory.
| Flanders April 3, 1960 |
| 227 Km, Gent to Wetteren |
1.
Arthur DE CABOOTER (Bel) 5h52'00" |
2.
Jean Graczyk (Fra)
|
3.
Rik Van Looy (Bel)
|
| Starters: 164 |
| Finishers: 72 |
| Average Speed: 38.690 km/h |
Return to the Timeline ToC
Return to the Race Snippets ToC |
|
44th Ronde van Vlaanderen 1960 / Tour of Flanders (Belgium) 
