1959 Tour of Flanders

Summary

1959 Tour of Flanders is a Tour of Flanders^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of tour_of_flanders entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1959 Tour of Flanders won the Rik Van Looy^[3].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders won the Frans Schoubben^[4].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders won the Gilbert Desmet^[5].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders is in the country of Belgium^[6].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's instance of is recorded as Tour of Flanders^[7].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's follows is recorded as 1958 Tour of Flanders^[8].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's followed by is recorded as 1960 Tour of Flanders^[9].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's edition number is recorded as 43^[10].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's point in time is recorded as +1959-03-30T00:00:00Z^[11].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's sport is recorded as road bicycle racing^[12].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's start point is recorded as Ghent^[13].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's destination point is recorded as Wetteren^[14].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1217tfkr^[15].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's event distance is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+242'}^[16].
• 1959 Tour of Flanders's FirstCycling race ID is recorded as 5&y=1959^[17].

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Recognition

Wins include Rik Van Looy^[3], a sport cyclist^[18], 1933–2024^[19], of Belgium^[20], awarded the Belgian National Sports Merit Award^[21]; Frans Schoubben^[4], a sport cyclist^[22], 1933–1997^[23], of Belgium^[24]; and Gilbert Desmet^[5], a sport cyclist^[25], 1931–2024^[26], of Belgium^[27].

Why It Matters

1959 Tour of Flanders ranks in the top 8% of tour_of_flanders entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

FAQs

What awards did 1959 Tour of Flanders receive?

Honors received include Rik Van Looy^[3], Frans Schoubben^[4], and Gilbert Desmet^[5].