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50th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates	9 April 1966
Stages	1
Distance	243 km (151.0 mi)
Winning time	5h 53' 00"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1965 1967 →

The 50th Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Saturday, 9 April 1966. The race was won by Belgian rider Edward Sels in a sprint before Italian Adriano Durante.^[1] 60 of 151 riders finished.^[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge – covering 243 km. For the first time since the 1940s the Kwaremont climbs was not addressed because of road works. There were six categorized climbs:^[1]

Valkenberg
Kasteelstraat
Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)

Results

Result
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Edward Sels (BEL)	Solo–Superia	5h 53' 00"
2	Adriano Durante (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
3	Georges Vandenberghe (BEL)	Romeo–Smiths	s.t.
4	Guido Reybroeck (BEL)	Romeo–Smiths	s.t.
5	Willy Planckaert (BEL)	Romeo–Smiths	s.t.
6	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Molteni	s.t.
7	Willy Bocklant (BEL)	Mann–Grundig	s.t.
8	Jan Nolmans (BEL)	Mann–Grundig	s.t.
9	Vittorio Adorni (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
10	Felice Gimondi (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.

References

^ ^a ^b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 144
^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1966 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.