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1960 Gent - Wevelgem

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

22nd edition, April 17, 1960

Gent - Wevelgem podium history | 1959 edition | 1961 edition

256 km / 38.92 km/hr
140 starters, 30 classified finishers

Frans Aerenhouts

1960 Gent-Wevelgem winner Frans Aerenhouts

Complete Results:

1 Frans Aerenhouts (Mercier - Hutchinson - BP) 6hr 35min
2 Frans De Mulder (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
3 Jozef Planckaert (Flandria - Wiel's) s.t.
4 Arthur Decabooter (Groene Leeuw) @ 38sec
5 Johan 'Jo' De Roo (Helyett - Leroux) s.t.
6 Leon Vandaele (Flandria - Wiel's) s.t.
7 Martin Van Geneugden (Carpano) s.t.
8 Antoon Van Der Steen (Locomotief) s.t.
9 Frans Schoubben (Peugeot - BP - Dunlop) s.t.
10 René Van Meenen (Faema) s.t.
11 Alfons Hermans (Dr. Mann) s.t.
12 René De Keulenaere (Dr. Mann) s.t.
13 Norbert Kerckhove (Faema) s.t.
14 Alfons Van Den Brande (Libertas) s.t.
15 Georges Decraeye (Helyett - Leroux) s.t.
16 Jan Van Gompel (Libertas) s.t.
17 Henri De Wolf s.t.
18 Armand Desmet (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
18 Gilbert Desmet (Carpano) s.t.
18 Coen Niesten (Locomotief) s.t.
18 Joseph Schils (Mercier - Hutchinson - BP) s.t.
18 Michel Van Aerde (Carpano) 2'00"
23 Petrus Oellibrandt (Dr. Mann) s.t.
24 Aimé Van Avermaet (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
25 Marcel Ongenae (Dr. Mann) s.t.
26 Mies Stolker s.t.
27 Willy Vannitsen (Carpano) s.t.
28 Noël Fore (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
29 Yvo Molenaers (Carpano) s.t.
29 Marcel Seynaeve (Groene Leeuw) s.t.