Ronde van Vlaanderen

Men Elite - CDM

Rank	Rider	Age	Team	Time
1	Tom Simpson Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop	23	Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop	06:22:00
2	Nino Defilippis Carpano	29	Carpano	"
3	Jo de Haan Saint-Raphael - R.Gimiani - Dunlop	24	Saint-Raphael - R.Gimiani - Dunlop	+ 11
4	Emile Daems Philco	22	Philco	+ 14
5	Michel Stolker Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson	27	Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson	+ 55
6	Camille Le Menn Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	27	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	+ 59
7	Jean Graczyk Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson	27	Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson	+ 01:00
8	Arthur Decabooter Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	24	Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	"
9	Martin Van Geneugden Carpano	29	Carpano	"
10	Frans Schoubben Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	27	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	"
11	Henri De Wolf Alcyon - Leroux	24	Alcyon - Leroux	"
12	Jo De Roo Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson	23	Helyett - Fynsec - Hutchinson	"
13	Noël Foré Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	28	Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	"
14	Gilbert Desmet 1 Carpano	30	Carpano	"
15	Lode Troonbeeckx Dr. Mann - Labo	22	Dr. Mann - Labo	"
16	Coen Niesten Alcyon - Leroux	22	Alcyon - Leroux	"
17	Raymond Poulidor Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	24	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	"
18	Yvo Molenaers Carpano	27	Carpano	"
19	Frans Aerenhouts Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	23	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	"
20	Gustaaf Van Vaerenbergh Alcyon - Leroux	27	Alcyon - Leroux	"
21	Jef Planckaert Wiel's - Flandria	26	Wiel's - Flandria	"
22	Pierre Everaert Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop	27	Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop	"
23	Pino Cerami Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	38	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	"
24	François Mahé Alcyon - Leroux	30	Alcyon - Leroux	"
25	Armand Desmet Faema	30	Faema	+ 01:10
26	Norbert Kerckhove Dr. Mann - Labo	28	Dr. Mann - Labo	+ 01:34
27	Louis Proost Faema	25	Faema	"
28	Julien Schepens Wiel's - Flandria	25	Wiel's - Flandria	"
29	André Noyelle Wiel's - Flandria	29	Wiel's - Flandria	"
30	Willi Altig Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop	26	Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop	+ 05:01
31	Raymond Impanis Faema	35	Faema	"
32	Angelo Conterno Baratti - Milano	36	Baratti - Milano	"
33	Hilaire Couvreur Carpano	36	Carpano	"
34	Kamiel Lamote Bertin - l Avenir - Milremo	26	Bertin - l Avenir - Milremo	"
35	Piet Rentmeester Locomotief - Vredestein	22	Locomotief - Vredestein	"
36	Jos Verachtert Dr. Mann - Labo	28	Dr. Mann - Labo	"
37	Lucien De Munster Wiel's - Flandria	28	Wiel's - Flandria	"
38	Marcel Janssens Dr. Mann - Labo	29	Dr. Mann - Labo	"
39	Eddy Pauwels Dr. Mann - Labo	25	Dr. Mann - Labo	"
40	Maurice Meuleman Wiel's - Flandria	26	Wiel's - Flandria	"
41	Alfons Sweeck Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	25	Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	+ 07:41
42	Clément Roman Wiel's - Flandria	23	Wiel's - Flandria	"
43	Willy Truye Wiel's - Flandria	26	Wiel's - Flandria	"
44	Walter Martin Carpano	24	Carpano	"
45	Claude Valdois Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	26	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	+ 13:00
46	Ab van Egmond Locomotief - Vredestein	22	Locomotief - Vredestein	"
47	Robert Cazala Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	27	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	"
48	Jan Van Gompel Solo - Van Steenbergen	28	Solo - Van Steenbergen	"
49	Marcel Seynaeve Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	27	Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	"
50	Kamiel Buysse Wiel's - Flandria	26	Wiel's - Flandria	"
51	Richard Everaerts Baratti - Milano	23	Baratti - Milano	"
52	Lucien Mathys Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	36	Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco	"
53	Wout Wagtmans Locomotief - Vredestein	31	Locomotief - Vredestein	"

Info

Date	26 March 1961
Start	Gent
Finish	Wetteren
Distance	255.0 km
Type	Individual Road Race
Average Speed	40.05 km/h

Last winners

1961	Tom Simpson
1960	Arthur Decabooter
1959	Rik Van Looy
1958	Germain Derycke
1957	Fred De Bruyne

Most wins

3	Achiel Buysse
3	Eric Leman
3	Johan Museeuw
3	Mathieu van der Poel
3	Fabian Cancellara