From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1956 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates11 March 1956
Stages1
Distance227 [1] km (141.1 mi)
Winning time6h 04' 00"
Results
  Winner   Ernest Sterckx ( BEL)
  Second   Briek Schotte ( BEL)
  Third   Leopold Schaeken ( BEL)
←  1955
1957 →

The 1956 Omloop Het Volk was the 12th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 11 March 1956. [2] The race started and finished in Ghent. [3] The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Ernest Sterckx ( BEL) 6h 04' 00"
2   Briek Schotte ( BEL) + 0"
3   Leopold Schaeken ( BEL) + 26"
4   Roger Decock ( BEL) + 26"
5   Wim van Est ( NED) + 26"
6   Marcel Ryckaert ( BEL) + 26"
7   Raymond Impanis ( BEL) + 26"
8   Rik Van Looy ( BEL) + 26"
9   Raymond Decorte ( BEL) + 26"
10   Jozef De Feyter ( BEL) + 26"

References

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1956 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "12ème Het Volk 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. ^ "1956 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.