1949 Tour of Flanders
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 10 April 1949 | ||
| Distance | 260 km (161.6 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 7h 21' 00" (35.374 km/h or 21.980 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
(Ganna) | |
| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} Valère Ollivier (BEL) |
(Bertin–Wolber) | |
| Third | Briek Schotte (BEL) |
(Alcyon–Dunlop) | |
The 33rd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 10 April 1949. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race in an 18-man sprint before Belgians Valère Ollivier and Briek Schotte. Magni was the second non-Belgian rider to win the Tour of Flanders, as well as the first Italian.[1] 52 of 225 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 260 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
Ganna | 7h 21' 00" |
| 2 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) |
Bertin–Wolber | s.t. |
| 3 | Briek Schotte (BEL) |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 4 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL) |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 6 | André Declerck (BEL) |
Bertin–Wolber | s.t. |
| 7 |  Louis Caput (FRA) |
Olympia–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 8 | Lode Anthonis (BEL) |
Erka | s.t. |
| 9 | Maurice Diot (FRA) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 10 | Martin van den Broeck (BEL) |
Starnord–Wolber | s.t. |
References
- ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 100
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1949 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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