1956 Tour of Flanders

The 40th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. French rider Jean Forestier won the race after a late breakaway from a 30-strong group in Wetteren. Sprint specialist Stan Ockers won the sprint for second place; Leon Van Daele was third.^[1] 37 of 122 riders finished.^[2]

40th Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	2 April 1956
Stages	1
Distance	238 km (147.9 mi)
Winning time	6h 09'
Results
Winner  Jean Forestier (FRA) (Follis–Dunlop)   Second  Stan Ockers (BEL) (Elve–Peugeot)   Third  Leon Van Daele (BEL) (Bertin)
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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 238 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:^[1]

• Kwaremont
• Kruisberg
• Statieberg
• Eikenberg
• Kattenberg

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jean Forestier (FRA)	Follis–Dunlop	6h 09' 00"
2	Stan Ockers (BEL)	Elve–Peugeot	+ 9"
3	Leon Van Daele (BEL)	Bertin	s.t.
4	Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)	Elve–Peugeot	s.t.
5	Lucien Mathys (BEL)	Groene Leeuw	s.t.
6	Germain Derijcke (BEL)	Van Hauwaert–Faema–Guerra	s.t.
7	André Vlayen (BEL)	Elve–Peugeot	s.t.
8	Briek Schotte (BEL)	Faema	s.t.
9	Ernest Sterckx (BEL)	Elve–Peugeot	s.t.
10	Jan Zagers (BEL)	Libertas	s.t.