1934 Tour of Flanders

1934 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates18 March 1934
Stages1
Distance239 km (148.5 mi)
Winning time7h 00' 00"
Results
  Winner  Gaston Rebry (BEL)
  Second  Alfons Schepers (BEL)
  Third  Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
← 1933
1935 →

The 18th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 18 March 1934.[1] Belgian Gaston Rebry won the Monument. Of the 158 starting cyclists, 48 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 239 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

After a number of escapes, Gaston Rebry formed a leading group along the coast with 7 riders. One by one, Gaston Rebry left his fellow escapees behind and rode solo to the finish line. Rebry completed the race with an average of 34.142 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gaston Rebry (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop 7h 00' 00"
2  Alfons Schepers (BEL) La Française-Dunlop + 2'00"
3  Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) Labor + 6'55"
4  Richard Noterman (BEL) La Française-Dunlop s.t.
5  Maurice Cocquereaux (BEL) Individual + 12'40"
6  Cesar Bogaert (NED) Individual + 13'00"
7  Léon Tommies (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop + 14'15"
8  Armand van Bruaene (BEL) Van Bruaene Sport s.t.
9  Ernest Mottard (BEL) Individual s.t.
10  Theo Geunis (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson s.t.

References

  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1934". FirstCycling.com. 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1934 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "18ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1934". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1934»18thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 25 September 2023.
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