Result : 91 starters
1. Arhur De Cabooter
2. Gilbert De Smet I
3. Andre Schepens
4. Leopold Rosseel
5. Andre Noyelle
6. Ernest Huyvaert
7. Jan Van Gompel
8. Willy Truye
9. Roger De Cock
10. Jan Adriaenssens

Arthur Decabooter (born October 3, 1936 in Welden near Oudenaarde) was a Flemish cyclist. He competed from 1953 (novice) to 1967, including over eight years as a professional. He was nicknamed “El Torro” (the bull).

He lived successively in Zingem, Nazareth, and Asper. He is married to Nicole Standaert, a sister of Micheline, who is married to Walter Godefroot. Decabooter mostly rode for Groene Leeuw, but also for Libéria-Grammont (1962) and Solo (1963 and 1964). He won the Tour of Flanders three times, as an amateur (1955), an independent (1957), and a professional (1960 for Jean Graczyck and Rik Van Looy). He also won many semi-classics such as Dwars door België, the Omloop Het Volk, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, the E3 Prize, and the East Flanders Championship.

He won one stage in the Tour of Belgium and three stages in the Vuelta a España; in that race he also won the points classification in 1960.

Arthur Decabooter was the epitome of a true “flandrien,” a powerhouse on the bike. He was incredibly popular: in 1960 and 1961, he demonstrated his skills before competing in the Road World Championships, when he was not selected due to a rivalry with “patron” Van Looy. In 1967, he bid farewell to the crowd in a packed Ghent stadium, Kuipke.