1936 Tour of Flanders

1936 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates5 April 1936
Stages1
Distance250 km (155.3 mi)
Winning time7h 30' 00"
Results
  Winner  Louis Hardiquest (BEL)
  Second  Edgard De Caluwé (BEL)
  Third  François Neuville (BEL)
← 1935
1937 →

The 20th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 5 April 1936.[1] Belgian Louis Hardiquest won the Monument. Of the 170 starting cyclists, 28 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 250 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

The final winner was the Belgian Louis Hardiquest, who beat his three escape companions in the sprint in Wetteren. Compatriots Edgard De Caluwé and François Neuville were second and third respectively. Hardiquest completed the race with an average of 33,333 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1  Louis Hardiquest (BEL) De Dion Bouton 7h 30' 00"
2  Edgard De Caluwé (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
3  François Neuville (BEL) Helyett–Hutchinson s.t.
4  Cyriel van Overberghe (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson-Leducq s.t.
5  Albert Hendrickx (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop + 25"
6  Leopold Vandenbossche (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber + 3'
7  Petrus van Teemsche (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson s.t.
8  Romain Gijssels (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
9  Jean Wauters (BEL) Helyett–Hutchinson s.t.
10  Michel D'Hooghe (BEL) Van Hauwaert s.t.

References

  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1936". FirstCycling.com. 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1936 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "20ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1936". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1936»20thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 24 September 2023.


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