1955 Gent–Wevelgem

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1955 Gent–Wevelgem

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| date = 3 April 1955

| stages = 1

| distance = 228{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Ghent-Wevelgem/ghentindex.html|title=Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=27 January 2018}}

| unit = km

| time = 6h 15' 00"

| first = Briek Schotte

| first_nat = BEL

| second = Désiré Keteleer

| second_nat = BEL

| third = Raymond Impanis

| third_nat = BEL

| previous = 1954

| next = 1956

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The 1955 Gent–Wevelgem was the 17th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 3 April 1955. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Briek Schotte.

General classification

Final general classification{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Ghent-Wevelgem/1955-ghent-wevelgem.html|title=1955 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=27 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_gand_wevelgem/wevelgem1955.php|title=17ème Gand-Wevelgem 1955|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829203803/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_gand_wevelgem/wevelgem1955.php|archivedate=29 August 2004}}{{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=7&y=1955|title=1955 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields|work=First Cycling|accessdate=27 January 2018}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | 1

| {{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|6h 15' 00"}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{flagathlete|Désiré Keteleer|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 36"

style="text-align:center;" | 3

| {{flagathlete|Raymond Impanis|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 36"

style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{flagathlete|André Noyelle|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 36"

style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 2' 36"

style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{flagathlete|René Mertens|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 00"

style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{flagathlete|Lode Anthonis|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 00"

style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{flagathlete|Marcel Ryckaert|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 00"

style="text-align:center;" | 9

| {{flagathlete|Ernest Sterckx|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 00"

style="text-align:center;" | 10

| {{flagathlete|Léopold Degraeveleyn|BEL}}

| style="text-align:right;" | + 3' 00"

|}

References

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