1967 Tour of Flanders

51st Tour of Flanders

Race details
Date		9 April 1966
Distance		245 km (152.2 mi)
Winning time		6h 16' 00"
Results
	Winner	Dino Zandegù (ITA)	(Salvarani–Chiorda)
	Second	Noël Foré (BEL)	(Goldor–Gerka)
	Third	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	(Peugeot–BP–Michelin)

The 51st Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1967. The race was won by Italian rider Dino Zandegù in a two-man sprint with Noël Foré. Eddy Merckx won the sprint for third place.^[1] 92 of 139 riders finished.^[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 245 km. The Kwaremont was re-included after the road works had suppressed it the previous years. There were four categorized climbs:^[1]

• Kwaremont
• Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
• Valkenberg
• Kasteelstraat

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dino Zandegù (ITA)	Salvarani–Chiorda	6h 16' 00"
2	Noël Foré (BEL)	Goldor–Gerka	s.t.
3	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 20"
4	Felice Gimondi (ITA)	Salvarani–Chiorda	s.t.
5	Barry Hoban (GBR)	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	s.t.
6	Willy Monty (BEL)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	s.t.
7	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Romeo–Smiths	s.t.
8	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Mann–Grundig	s.t.
9	Jan Janssen (NED)	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	s.t.
10	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Televizier–Batavus	s.t.

References

1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 148
2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1967 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links

• Video of the 1967 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)