The 1959 Omloop Het Volk was the 15th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 5 April 1959.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent.[3] The race was won by Seamus Elliott.

1959 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates5 April 1959
Stages1
Distance210[1] km (130.5 mi)
Winning time5h 15' 34"
Results
  Winner  Seamus Elliott (IRL)
  Second  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
  Third  Théo Dingens (BEL)
← 1958
1961 →

General classification edit

Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1   Seamus Elliott (IRL) 5h 15' 34"
2   Fred De Bruyne (BEL) + 10"
3   Théo Dingens (BEL) + 12"
4   Piet van Est (NED) + 12"
5   Leon Vandaele (BEL) + 17"
6   Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) + 17"
7   Maurice Meuleman (BEL) + 17"
8   Arthur Decabooter (BEL) + 17"
9   Marcel Ryckaert (BEL) + 17"
10   Joop Captein (NED) + 17"

References edit

  1. ^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "1959 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "15ème Het Volk 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
  4. ^ "1959 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 January 2018.