The 50th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 9 April 1966. The race was won by Belgian rider Edward Sels in a sprint before Italian Adriano Durante.[1] 60 of 151 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 243 km. For the first time since the 1940s the Kwaremont climbs was not addressed because of road works. There were six categorized climbs:[1]
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Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Edward Sels (BEL)
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Solo–Superia | 5h 53' 00" |
| 2 |  Adriano Durante (ITA)
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Salvarani | s.t. |
| 3 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL)
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Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
| 4 | Guido Reybroeck (BEL)
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Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
| 5 | Willy Planckaert (BEL)
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Romeo–Smiths | s.t. |
| 6 | Gianni Motta (ITA)
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Molteni | s.t. |
| 7 | Willy Bocklant (BEL)
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Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 8 | Jan Nolmans (BEL)
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Mann–Grundig | s.t. |
| 9 | Vittorio Adorni (ITA)
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Salvarani | s.t. |
| 10 | Felice Gimondi (ITA)
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Salvarani | s.t. |
References
- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 144
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1966 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
External links
- Video of the 1966 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)
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