| Frenchman Beats Hometown Hero
Hometown hero Alfred 'Fred' De Bruyne, who had just won Milan-San Remo, desperately wanted a Tour of Flanders win.
De Bruyne rode brilliantly in a solo breakaway most of the day. He came into the finishing circuits with a small and rapidly dwindling lead. Rik Van Steenbergen pulled the field onto De Bruyne's wheel.
Taking full advantage of the Belgian's work Frenchman Jean Forestier jumped hard at 1 km to go and easily won the sprint 50 meters ahead of Stan Ockers for the Flanders victory.
| Flanders April 2, 1956 |
| 238 Km, Gent to Wetteren |
1.
Jean FORESTIER (Fra) 6h09'00" |
2.
Stan Ockers (Bel) +9"
|
3.
Leon Van Daele (Bel)
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Starters: 122 |
| Finishers: 37 |
Average Speed: 38.702 km/h |
RVV 1955
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40th Ronde van Vlaanderen 1956 / Tour of Flanders (Belgium) 
