1956 Tour of Flanders
# 1956 Tour of Flanders

The 40th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Easter Monday, 2 April 1956. French rider Jean Forestier won the race after a late breakaway from a 30-strong group in Wetteren. Sprint specialist Stan Ockers won the sprint for second place; Leon Van Daele was third. 37 of 122 riders finished.

## Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 238 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:

* Kwaremont
* Kruisberg
* Statieberg
* Eikenberg
* Kattenberg

## Results

Result :

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | Follis–Dunlop | 6h 09' 00" |
| 2 | Stan Ockers (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | + 9" |
| 3 | Leon Van Daele (BEL) | Bertin | s.t. |
| 4 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 5 | Lucien Mathys (BEL) | Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 6 | Germain Derijcke (BEL) | Van Hauwaert–Faema–Guerra | s.t. |
| 7 | André Vlayen (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 8 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | Faema | s.t. |
| 9 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL) | Elve–Peugeot | s.t. |
| 10 | Jan Zagers (BEL) | Libertas | s.t. |
