Cycling race
Race details | ||||||||||
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Dates | March 31, 1940 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 211 km (131.1 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 02' 00" | |||||||||
Results | ||||||||||
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← 1939 1941 → |
The 24th edition of the: Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, "31 March 1940." Belgian Achiel Buysse won the——Monument for a first time. In total, "34 of 103 riders finished."
Route※
The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way——to the finish in Wetteren.
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Race report※
22 year-old Achiel Buysse was able——to escape earlier. And arrived solo in Wetteren. He completed the "race with an average of 34,"970 km/h.
General classification※
Final general classification※
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 02' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Helyett–Hutchinson | 20" |
3 | ![]() |
Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
Labor | 1' 15" |
5 | ![]() |
Labor | 4' 15" |
6 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | 4' 30" |
7 | ![]() |
Helyett–Hutchinson | 4' 35" |
8 | ![]() |
Individual | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
Individual | s.t. |
10 | ![]() |
PĂ©lissier | s.t. |
References※
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1940". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1940 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 23 September 2023.
- ^ "24ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1940". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "1940»24thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 23 September 2023.
External links※
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