1959 Gent–Wevelgem
Race details
Dates4 April 1959
Stages1
Distance221.2[1] km (137.4 mi)
Winning time5h 10' 16"
Results
  Winner  Leon Vandaele (BEL)
  Second  Jos Hoevenaers (BEL)
  Third  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)

The 1959 Gent–Wevelgem was the 21st edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 4 April 1959. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Leon Vandaele.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Leon Vandaele (BEL) 5h 10' 16"
2  Jos Hoevenaers (BEL) + 0"
3  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) + 0"
4  Michel Stolker (NED) + 0"
5  Armand Desmet (BEL) + 0"
6  Willy Vannitsen (BEL) + 2' 30"
7  André Noyelle (BEL) + 2' 48"
8  Gilbert Desmet (BEL) + 2' 48"
9  Karel Clerckx (BEL) + 2' 48"
10  Georges Decraeye (BEL) + 2' 48"

References

  1. ↑ "Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "1959 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "21ème Gand-Wevelgem 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
  4. ↑ "1959 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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