The 48th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1964. The race was won by West German rider Rudi Altig after a 60 km solo breakaway. At four minutes, Benoni Beheyt won the sprint for second place before Jo de Roo.[1] 51 of 119 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 240 km. There were six categorized climbs:[1]
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rudi Altig (FRG)
|
Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Dunlop | 5h 43' 27" |
| 2 |  Benoni Beheyt (BEL)
|
Wiels–Groene Leeuw | + 4' 05" |
| 3 |  Jo de Roo (NED)
|
Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Edward Sels (BEL)
|
Solo–Superia | s.t. |
| 5 | Georges Vanconingsloo (BEL)
|
Peugeot–BP–Englebert | s.t. |
| 6 | Arthur Decabooter (BEL)
|
Solo–Superia | s.t. |
| 7 | Jos Verachtert (BEL)
|
Dr.Mann | s.t. |
| 8 | Gustaaf De Smet (BEL)
|
Wiels–Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 9 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL)
|
Wiels–Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 10 | Rik Van Looy (BEL)
|
Solo–Superia | s.t. |
References
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1964 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
- Video of the 1964 Tour of Flanders Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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