48th Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	5 April 1964
Stages	1
Distance	236 km (146.6 mi)
Winning time	5h 43' 27"
Results
Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Dunlop)   Second  Benoni Beheyt (BEL) (Mercier–Hutchinson)   Third  Jo de Roo (NED) (Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson)
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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

Result

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

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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