1923 Tour of Flanders
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 March 1923 | ||
| Distance | 243 km (151.0 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 9h 16' 15" (26.21 km/h or 16.29 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Heiri Suter (SUI) |
(Gurtner–Hutchinson) | |
| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} Charles De Ruyter (BEL) |
(Gurtner–Hutchinson) | |
| Third | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) |
(La Française) | |
The seventh running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 March 1923. Swiss rider Heiri Suter won the race in a three-man sprint with Belgians Charles De Ruyter and Albert Dejonghe.[1] Suter became the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders. 43 of 86 riders finished.[2]
Route
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Video summary of the race
The race started and finished in Ghent – totaling 243 km. The course featured two categorized climbs:[1]
- Tiegemberg
- Kwaremont
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heiri Suter (SUI) |
Gurtner–Hutchinson | 9h 16' 15" |
| 2 | Charles De Ruyter (BEL) |
Gurtner–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 3 | Albert Dejonghe (BEL) |
La Française | s.t. |
| 4 | Jules Van Hevel (BEL) |
Buysse–Colonial | + 1' 25" |
| 5 | Théophile Beeckman (BEL) |
Griffon–Dunlop | + 1' 55" |
| 6 | Émile Masson (BEL) |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean Rossius (BEL) |
La Française | + 2'35" |
| 8 | Charles Juseret (BEL) |
Peugeot–Wolber | s.t. |
| 9 |  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) |
Thomann–Dunlop | + 2' 40" |
| 10 | Denis Verschueren (BEL) |
Wolber–Dunlop | + 5' 00" |
References
- 1 2 3 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 38
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1923 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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