1961 Tour of Flanders

The 1961 Tour of Flanders cycling race took place on March 26, 1961, and was won by Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop's Tom Simpson, becoming the first British winner. It was the 45th edition of the Tour of Flanders "monument" classic race.^[1][2][3]

Race details
Dates	March 26, 1961
Stages	1
Distance	255 km (158.4 mi)
Winning time	6h 22' 00"
Results
Winner  Tom Simpson (GBR) (Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop)   Second  Nino Defilippis (ITA) (Carpano)   Third  Jo de Haan (NED) (Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop)
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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren for the last time – after 17 years. The total distance was 255 km. There were six categorized climbs:

Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg

Valkenberg Kasteelstraat Grotenberge

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Simpson (GBR)	Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop	6h 22' 00"
2	Nino Defilippis (ITA)	Carpano	s.t.
3	Jo de Haan (NED)	Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop	+11"
4	Emile Daems (BEL)	Philco	+34"
5	Mies Stolker (NED)	Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson	+56"
6	Camille Le Menn (FRA)	Peugeot-BP-Dunlop	+59"
7	Jean Graczyk (FRA)	Helyett-Fynsec-Hutchinson	+1' 00"
8	Arthur Decabooter (BEL)	Carpano	s.t.
9	Martin Van Geneugden (BEL)	Torpedo	s.t.
10	Frans Schoubben (BEL)	Peugeot-BP-Dunlop	s.t.