1963 Tour of Flanders

The 47th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 31 March 1963. It was won by Belgian Noël Foré in a three-man sprint with Frans Melckenbeeck and Tom Simpson.^[1] Foré set a new record speed average of 40.683 km/h (25.279 mph). 35 of 127 riders finished.^[2]

47th Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	31 March 1963
Stages	1
Distance	249 km (154.7 mi)
Winning time	6h 08'
Results
Winner  Noël Foré (BEL) (Flandria–Faema)   Second  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) (Mercier–Hutchinson)   Third  Tom Simpson (GBR) (Peugeot–BP–Englebert)
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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 249 km (155 mi). There were six categorized climbs:

Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg

Valkenberg Kasteelstraat Grotenberge

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Noël Foré (BEL)	Flandria–Faema	6h 08' 00"
2	Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)	Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
3	Tom Simpson (GBR)	Peugeot–BP–Englebert	s.t.
4	Willy Vannitsen (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Englebert	+ 36"
5	Jos Wouters (BEL)	Solo–Terrot	s.t.
6	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	GBC–Libertas	s.t.
7	Michel Van Aerde (BEL)	Solo–Terrot	s.t.
8	Emile Daems (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Englebert	s.t.
9	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
10	Jo de Roo (NED)	Saint-Raphael–Gitane–Hutchinson	s.t.

References

1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 140
2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1963 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links

• Video of the 1963 Tour of Flanders 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)