title: 1956 Omloop Het Volk
text: # 1956 Omloop Het Volk
  
  The 1956 Omloop Het Volk was the 12th edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 11 March 1956. The race started and finished in Ghent. The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.
  
  ## General classification
  
  | Rank | Rider | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL) | 6h 04' 00" |
  | 2 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | + 0" |
  | 3 | Leopold Schaeken (BEL) | + 26" |
  | 4 | Roger Decock (BEL) | + 26" |
  | 5 | Wim van Est (NED) | + 26" |
  | 6 | Marcel Ryckaert (BEL) | + 26" |
  | 7 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | + 26" |
  | 8 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | + 26" |
  | 9 | Raymond Decorte (BEL) | + 26" |
  | 10 | Jozef De Feyter (BEL) | + 26" |
  