1937 Tour of Flanders

1937 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates21 March 1937
Stages1
Distance267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time7h 29' 00"
Results
  Winner  Michel D'Hooghe (BEL)
  Second  Hubert Deltour (BEL)
  Third  Louis Hardiquest (BEL)
← 1936
1938 →

The 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1937.[1] Belgian Michel d'Hooghe won the Monument. Of the 181 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 267 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

25 year-old D'Hooghe won the bunch sprint from a group of ten. He completed the race with an average of 35,679 km/h.[4]

Notable

Like many other cyclists of his generation, Michel D'Hooghe's professional career was cut short due to the Second World War, during which he died as a result of an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940.[5]

General classification

Final general classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michel D'Hooghe (BEL) Van Hauwaert 7h 29' 00"
2  Hubert Deltour (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
3  Louis Hardiquest (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
4  Adolphe Braeckeveldt (BEL) Helyett-Splendor s.t.
5  Alfons Schepers (BEL) Colin-Wolber s.t.
6  Albert Hendrickx (BEL) Labor–Dunlop s.t.
7  René Walschot (BEL) J.B. Louvet–Wolber s.t.
8  Jean Wauters (BEL) Helyett-Splendor s.t.
9  Sylvère Maes (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
10  Albertin Disseaux (BEL) Helyett-Splendor s.t.

References

  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1937". FirstCycling.com. 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1937 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "21ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1937". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1937»21stRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ "80 jaar geleden won Michel D'Hooghe de Ronde van Vlaanderen" [80 years ago Michel D'Hooghe won the Tour of Flanders] (in Dutch). Sporza. 2 April 2017.


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