1956 Dwars door België

Cycling race

Race details

Dates

13–14 April 1956

Stages

Distance

471^[1] km (292.7 mi)

Winning time

11h 22' 45"

Results

	Winner	Lucien Demunster (BEL)
	Second	Frans Schoubben (BEL)
	Third	André Rosseel (BEL)

← 1955

1957 →

The 1956 Dwars door België was the 12th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 13 to 14 April 1956.^[2] The race started and finished in Waregem.^[2] The race was won by Lucien Demunster.

General classification

Final general classification^[3]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Lucien Demunster (BEL)	11h 22' 45"
2	Frans Schoubben (BEL)	+ 6"
3	André Rosseel (BEL)	+ 17"
4	Gilbert Desmet (BEL)	+ 23"
5	Jef Planckaert (BEL)	+ 27"
6	Andre Blomme (BEL)	+ 29"
7	Roger Rosselle (BEL)	+ 29"
8	Lucien Mathys (BEL)	+ 29"
9	Ernest Sterckx (BEL)	+ 34"
10	Alfons Van den Brande (BEL)	+ 34"

References

^ "Dwars Door Vlaanderen (HC), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "12ème Dwars door Belgie / A travers la Belgique 1956". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
^ "Dwars door België". WVCycling. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ "1956 Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers les Flandres". First Cycling. Retrieved 11 April 2018.