1942_Tour_of_Flanders

1942 Tour of Flanders

1942 Tour of Flanders

Cycling race

The 26th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 6 April 1942.[1] Belgian Briek Schotte won the Monument for a first time. Of the 67 starting cyclists, 22 reached the finish.[2]

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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totaling 226 km (140 miles).[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race Report

As he usually preferred, Briek Schotte escaped from a group earlier. He was able to stay in front and arrived solo in the velodrome. Schotte completed the race with an average of 35,13 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1942". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1942 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 21 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "26ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1942". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    "1942»26thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 23 September 2023.


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