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1961 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

47th edition: Sunday, May 15, 1961

Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium history | 1962 edition | 1960 edition |

137 starters, 38 classified finishers.

Belgium, 251 km: 37.23 km/hr average speed

Rik van looy

Rik van Looy

Complete Results:

  1. Rik van Looy (Faema) 6hr 44min 34sec
  2. Marcel Rohrbach (Peugeot) s.t.
  3. TDF volume 1
  4. Armand Desmet (Faema) s.t.
  5. Piet van Est (Faema) @ 42sec
  6. Guillaume van Tongerloo (Faema) s.t.
  7. Emile Daems (Philco) s.t.
  8. Pierre Ruby (Peugeot) s.t.
  9. Luis Otano (Licor-43) s.t.
  10. Alfons Hermans (Dr. Mann) s.t.
  11. Joseph Planckaert (Wiel's) s.t.
  12. Ezio Pizzoglio (Baratti-Milano) @ 49sec
  13. Joseph Vloebergs (Dr. Mann) @ 1min 26sec
  14. Marcel Janssens (Dr. Mann) s.t.
  15. Willy Schroeders (Faema) s.t.
  16. Jan Zagers (Libertas) s.t.
  17. Henri de Wolf (Alcyon-Leroux) s.t.
  18. Emiel Verheyden (Wiel's) s.t.
  19. Michel van Aerde (Carpano) s.t.
  20. Michel Stoker (Radium) s.t.
  21. Jean-Baptiste Claes (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  22. Joseph Hoevenaers (Ghigi) s.t.
  23. Jan Adriaenssens (Sinalco) s.t.
  24. Eddy Pauwels (Dr. Mann) s.t.
  25. Gérard Thiélin (Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop) s.t.
  26. Raymond Impanis (Faema) s.t.
  27. Frans Schoubben (Peugeot) s.t.
  28. Friedhelm Fischerkeller s.t.
  29. Clément Roman (Wiel's) @ 4min 46sec
  30. Jean-Claude Annaert (St. Raphaël-Géminiani) s.t.
  31. Roger de Connick (Baratti-Milano) @ 5min 48sec
  32. Robert van Thournout @ 6min 52sec
  33. Aldo Bolzan (Dr. Mann) s.t.
  34. Germano Barale (Carpano) s.t.
  35. Tadeusz Wierucki (Quelle) s.t.
  36. Romeo Venturelli (Molteni) s.t.
  37. Etienne de Baar (Wiel's) @ 9min 38sec
  38. Marcel Blavier (Wiel's) @ 10min 26sec
  39. Jean-Pierre Schmitz (KAS-Royal Asport) s.t.