1954 Tour of Flanders

38th Tour of Flanders

Race details
Date		4 April 1954
Distance		255 km (158.4 mi)
Winning time		7h 33' (33.775 km/h or 20.987 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	(Mercier–Hutchinson)
	Second	François Mahé (FRA)	(Bertin–d'Alessandro)
	Third	Alfons Van den Branden (BEL)	(Libertas)

The 38th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1954. Belgian Raymond Impanis won the race in a two-man sprint with French rider François Mahé.^[1] 38 of 230 riders finished.^[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 255 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:

• Kluisberg
• Kwaremont
• Kruisberg
• Edelareberg
• Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	Mercier–Hutchinson	7h 33' 00"
2	François Mahé (FRA)	Bertin–d'Alessandro	+ 1"
3	Alfons Van den Brande (BEL)	Libertas	+ 33"
4	Marcel Rijckaert (BEL)	Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
5	Marcel De Mulder (BEL)	Terrot–Hutchinson	s.t.
6	Marcel Hendrickx (BEL)	Arbos–Bubba	+ 45"
7	André Rosseel (BEL)	Terrot–Hutchinson	s.t.
8	Valère Ollivier (BEL)	Bertin–d'Alessandro	s.t.
9	Roger Decock (BEL)	Bertin–d'Alessandro	s.t.
10	Alfredo Martini (ITA)	Atala	s.t.

References

1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 108
2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1954 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.