1943 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | April 19, 1943 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 215 km (134 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 07' 58" | |||||||||
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The 27th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 19 April 1943.[1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a third time. In total, 37 of 126 riders finished.[2]
Route
[edit]The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totalling 215 km (133 miles).[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Race Report
[edit]Achiel Buysse won in the sprint ahead of his two breakaway companions in Ghent, Albert Sercu and Camille Beeckman. Buysse completed the race with an average of 35,05 km/h.[4]
General classification
[edit]Final general classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Achiel Buysse (BEL) |
Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 07' 08" |
| 2 | Albert Sercu (BEL) |
Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 3 | Camille Beeckman (BEL) |
Individual | s.t. |
| 4 | Sylvain Grysolle (BEL) |
Dilecta–Wolber | 25" |
| 5 | Marcel Kint (BEL) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | 01' 20" |
| 6 | Albert Beirnaert (BEL) |
Individual | s.t. |
| 7 | Joseph Moerenhout (BEL) |
Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 8 | Dolf Vandenbossche (BEL) |
Individual | s.t. |
| 9 | Jan Van Steen (BEL) |
Individual | s.t. |
| 10 | Eugène Kiewit (BEL) |
Individual | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1943". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1943 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 21 September 2023.
- ↑ "27ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1943". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "1943»27thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 20 September 2023.
External links
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