Louison Bobet, the first French winner of the Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates
27 March 1955
Stages
1
Distance
263 km (163.4 mi)
Winning time
7h 27'
Results
Winner
Louison Bobet (FRA)
(Bobet–BP–Hutchinson)
Second
Hugo Koblet (SUI)
(Faema–Guerra)
Third
Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
(Elvé–Peugeot)
← 1954
1956 →
The 39th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 March 1955. French rider Louison Bobet won the race in a three-man sprint with Hugo Koblet and Rik Van Steenbergen.[1] 47 of 203 riders finished.[2]
^Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 112
^McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1955 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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