1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 43rd edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 5 May 1957. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by two riders, Frans Schoubben and Germain Derycke.

1957 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Race details
Dates5 May 1957
Stages1
Distance256[1] km (159.1 mi)
Winning time7h 24' 56"
Results
  Winner  Frans Schoubben (BEL)
 Germain Derycke (BEL)
  Third  Marcel Buys (BEL)

Germain Derycke was first over the line, but because he crossed a closed rail crossing, the second-place rider, Frans Schoubben, was promoted to first as well. Derijcke was not disqualified, because he had won by three minutes advantage; judges felt he had not gained that much time from illegally crossing the railway.

General classification
Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Frans Schoubben (BEL) 7h 24' 56"
1  Germain Derycke (BEL) 0"
3  Marcel Buys (BEL) + 2' 46"
4  Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) + 5' 37"
5  Jef Planckaert (BEL) + 7' 04"
6  Jan Zagers (BEL) + 7' 04"
7  Ernest Heyvaert (BEL) + 7' 53"
8  Sante Ranucci (ITA) + 8' 11"
9  Louison Bobet (FRA) + 13' 30"
10  Joseph Theuns (BEL) + 13' 48"

References
  1. "Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "1957 Liège-Bastogne-Liège". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. "43ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1957". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004.
  4. "1957 Liège - Bastogne - Liège". First Cycling. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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