Final general classification[2][3][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1 Rik Van Looy (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 6h 23' 32" 2 Edward Sels (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson + 1' 05" 3 Willy Vannitsen (BEL) Ignis + 1' 11" 4 Victor Van Schil (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson + 1' 11" 5 Jos Huysmans (BEL) Dr. Mann + 1' 11" 6 Tom Simpson (GBR) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 1' 11" 7 Vittorio Adorni (ITA) Salvarani + 1' 11" 8 Alfons Hermans Lamot–Libertas + 1' 11" 9 Noël Foré (BEL) Flandria–Romeo + 1' 33" 10 Georges Van Coningsloo (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 2' 13"