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Gent-Wevelgem

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Info Results Winners

Rank	Rider	Age	Team	Time
1	Rik Van Looy Faema - Guerra	22	Faema - Guerra	06:21:00
2	Richard Van Genechten Elve - Peugeot	25	Elve - Peugeot	"
3	Désiré Keteleer Faema - Guerra	35	Faema - Guerra	+ 45
4	Marcel Janssens Elve - Peugeot	24	Elve - Peugeot	"
5	Karel De Baere Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	31	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	+ 55
6	Stan Ockers Elve - Peugeot	36	Elve - Peugeot	"
7	Rik Van Steenbergen Elve - Peugeot	31	Elve - Peugeot	"
8	Raymond Impanis Elve - Peugeot	30	Elve - Peugeot	"
9	Ernest Sterckx L'Avenir	33	L'Avenir	"
10	Roger Decock Faema - Guerra	28	Faema - Guerra	"
11	Alfons Vandenbrande Libertas - Huret	28	Libertas - Huret	"
12	Jean Vliegen Libertas - Huret	27	Libertas - Huret	"
13	Roger Verbeke Bertin - Huret	26	Bertin - Huret	"

Info

Date	25 March 1956
Start	Gent
Finish	Wevelgem
Distance	228.0 km
Type	Individual Road Race
Average Speed	35.91 km/h

Last winners

1956	Rik Van Looy
1955	Briek Schotte
1954	Rolf Graf
1953	Raymond Impanis
1952	Raymond Impanis

Most wins

3	Rik Van Looy
3	Tom Boonen
3	Eddy Merckx
3	Mads Pedersen
3	Peter Sagan