1940_Tour_of_Flanders

1940 Tour of Flanders

1940 Tour of Flanders

Cycling race

The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940.[1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished.[2]

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Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

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.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

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References

  1. [1]
    "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1940". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1940 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 23 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    "24ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1940". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    "1940»24thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 23 September 2023.


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