1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 47th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 15 May 1961. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the Faema team.

1961 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Race details
Dates15 May 1961
Stages1
Distance251[1] km (156.0 mi)
Winning time6h 44' 34"
Results
  Winner  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Faema)
  Second  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Dunlop)
  Third  Armand Desmet (BEL) (Faema)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Rik Van Looy (BEL) Faema 6h 44' 34"
2  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Dunlop + 0"
3  Armand Desmet (BEL) Faema + 0"
4  Piet van Est (NED) Faema + 42"
5  Guillaume Van Tongerloo (BEL) Faema + 42"
6  Emile Daems (BEL) Philco + 42"
7  Pierre Ruby (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Dunlop + 42"
8  Luis Otaño (ESP) Licor 43 + 42"
9  Alfons Hermans (BEL) Dr. Mann + 42"
10  Jef Planckaert (BEL) Wiel's–Flandria + 42"

References
  1. "Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "1961 Liège-Bastogne-Liège". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. "47ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1961". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004.
  4. "1961 Liège - Bastogne - Liège". First Cycling. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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