1948 Tour of Flanders
32nd Tour of Flanders
Race details |
Date |
18 April 1948 |
Distance |
257 km (159.7 mi) |
Winning time |
6h 53' 00" (37.336 km/h or 23.200 mph) |
Palmares |
|
Winner |
Briek Schotte (BEL) |
(Alcyon–Dunlop) |
|
Second |
Albert Ramon (BEL) |
(Arliguie–Hutchinson) |
|
Third |
Marcel Rijckaert (BEL) |
(Mercier–Hutchinson) |
The 32nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 April 1948. Belgian Briek Schotte won the race in a four-man sprint. It was Schotte's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after 1942.[1] 265 riders, of which 50 non-Belgians, started the race, an all-time record. 85 of them finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
Results
References
- ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 88
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1948 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.