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1955 Gent - Wevelgem

Ghent - Wevelgem (English), Gand - Wevelgem (French)

17th edition, April 3, 1955

Gent - Wevelgem podium history | 1954 edition | 1956 edition

228 km / 37.12 km/hr
152 starters, 34 classified finishers

Briek Schotte

1955 Gent-Wevelgem winner Briek Schotte

Complete Results:

1 Briek Schotte (Alcyon - Dunlop) 6hr 15min
2 Désiré Keteleer (Girardengo) @ 2min 36sec
3 Raymond Impanis (Elve - Peugeot) s.t.
4 André Noyelle (Alcyon - Dunlop) s.t.
5 Ferdinand Kübler (Terrot - Hutchinson) s.t.
6 René Mertens 3'00"
7 Lode Anthonis (L'Avenir) s.t.
8 Marcel Ryckaert (Tebag) s.t.
9 Ernest Sterckx (L'Avenir) s.t.
10 Léopold Degraeveleyn (Terrot - Hutchinson) s.t.
11 Jan De Valck (Libertas) s.t.
12 Jan Zagers (Girardengo) s.t.
13 Lucien Mathys s.t.
14 André Pieters (Bertin) s.t.
15 Jean Storms (L'Avenir) s.t.
16 Frans Gielen s.t.
17 Roger Wyckstand s.t.
17 Gerrit Voorting (Locomotief - Vredestein) s.t.
17 Joseph Schils (Girardengo) s.t.
17 André Rosseel (Elve - Peugeot) s.t.
17 Maurice Meersman (Bertin) s.t.
17 Marcel De Mulder s.t.
17 Jozef De Feyter (Libertas) s.t.
17 Hilaire Couvreur (Elve - Peugeot) s.t.
17 Armand Baeyens s.t.
26 Karel Borgmans s.t.
27 Fernand Blockx (Libertas) s.t.
28 Lionel Van Brabant s.t.
29 Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami (Elve - Peugeot) s.t.
30 Rolf Graf (Splendid) s.t.
31 Paul Taeldeman (Bertin) s.t.
32 Edgard Sorgeloos (Elve - Peugeot) s.t.
33 Jean-Pierre Cox (Elve - Peugeot) s.t.
34 Gilbert Pertry (Mercier - Hutchinson) s.t.