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Dates | 18 April 1948 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 257 km (159.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 53' 00" | ||||||||||||
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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
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | 6h 53' 00" |
2 | Albert Ramon (BEL) | Arliguie–Hutchinson | s.t. |
3 | Marcel Rijckaert (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
4 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
5 | Gerard Buyl (BEL) | Carrara–Dunlop | + 15" |
6 | Cor Bakker (NED) | Vege | s.t. |
7 | Maurice Dewannemaecker (BEL) | Rochet–Dunlop | s.t. |
8 | Camille Beeckman (BEL) | Rochet–Dunlop | + 30" |
9 | Arie Vooren (NED) | Vege | s.t. |
10 | Rik Renders (BEL) | Garin–Wolber | s.t. |
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.
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