1956 Omloop Het Volk

The 1956 Omloop Het Volk was the 12th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 11 March 1956.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent.[3] The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.

1956 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates11 March 1956
Stages1
Distance227[1] km (141.1 mi)
Winning time6h 04' 00"
Results
  Winner  Ernest Sterckx (BEL)
  Second  Briek Schotte (BEL)
  Third  Leopold Schaeken (BEL)

General classification
Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Ernest Sterckx (BEL) 6h 04' 00"
2  Briek Schotte (BEL) + 0"
3  Leopold Schaeken (BEL) + 26"
4  Roger Decock (BEL) + 26"
5  Wim van Est (NED) + 26"
6  Marcel Ryckaert (BEL) + 26"
7  Raymond Impanis (BEL) + 26"
8  Rik Van Looy (BEL) + 26"
9  Raymond Decorte (BEL) + 26"
10  Jozef De Feyter (BEL) + 26"

References
  1. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. "1956 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "12ème Het Volk 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. "1956 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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