1959 Omloop Het Volk

The 1959 Omloop Het Volk was the 15th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 5 April 1959.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent.[3] The race was won by Seamus Elliott.

1959 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates5 April 1959
Stages1
Distance210[1] km (130.5 mi)
Winning time5h 15' 34"
Results
  Winner  Seamus Elliott (IRL)
  Second  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
  Third  Théo Dingens (BEL)

General classification
Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Seamus Elliott (IRL) 5h 15' 34"
2  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) + 10"
3  Théo Dingens (BEL) + 12"
4  Piet van Est (NED) + 12"
5  Leon Vandaele (BEL) + 17"
6  Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) + 17"
7  Maurice Meuleman (BEL) + 17"
8  Arthur Decabooter (BEL) + 17"
9  Marcel Ryckaert (BEL) + 17"
10  Joop Captein (NED) + 17"

References
  1. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. "1959 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "15ème Het Volk 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
  4. "1959 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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