1965 Tour of Flanders

49th Tour of Flanders

Race details
Date		17 April 1965
Distance		272 km (169.0 mi)
Winning time		5h 47' 29"
Results
	Winner	Jo de Roo (NED)	(Televizier)
	Second	Edward Sels (BEL)	(Solo–Superia)
	Third	Georges Van Coningsloo (BEL)	(Peugeot-BP–Michelin)

The 49th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 17 April 1965. The race was won by Dutch rider Jo de Roo in a two-man sprint with Edward Sels.^[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]

Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg

Valkenberg Kasteelstraat Semmerzake

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jo de Roo (NED)	Televizier	5h 47' 29"
2	Edward Sels (BEL)	Solo–Superia	s.t.
3	Georges Van Coningsloo (BEL)	Peugeot-BP–Michelin	+ 33"
4	Willy Vannitsen (BEL)	Ford France–Gitane	s.t.
5	Jean Stablinski (FRA)	Ford France–Gitane	s.t.
6	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	Solo–Superia	s.t.
7	Carmino Preciozi (ITA)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	+ 58"
8	Gustaaf De Smet (BEL)	Wiels–Groene Leeuw	s.t.
9	Arthur Decabooter (BEL)	Wiels–Groene Leeuw	s.t.
10	Vic Van Schil (BEL)	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	s.t.

References

1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 144
2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1965 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links

• Video of the 1965 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)