1943 Tour of Flanders

1943 Tour of Flanders
Race details
DatesApril 19, 1943
Stages1
Distance215 km (133.6 mi)
Winning time6h 07' 58"
Results
  Winner  Achiel Buysse (BEL)
  Second  Albert Sercu (BEL)
  Third  Camille Beeckman (BEL)
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The 27th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 19 April 1943.[1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a third time. In total, 37 of 126 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totalling 215 km (133 miles).[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race Report

Achiel Buysse won in the sprint ahead of his two breakaway companions in Ghent, Albert Sercu and Camille Beeckman. Buysse completed the race with an average of 35,05 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1  Achiel Buysse (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber 6h 07' 08"
2  Albert Sercu (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
3  Camille Beeckman (BEL) Individual s.t.
4  Sylvain Grysolle (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber 25"
5  Marcel Kint (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson 01' 20"
6  Albert Beirnaert (BEL) Individual s.t.
7  Joseph Moerenhout (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
8  Dolf Vandenbossche (BEL) Individual s.t.
9  Jan Van Steen (BEL) Individual s.t.
10  Eugène Kiewit (BEL) Individual s.t.

References

  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1943". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1943 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "27ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1943". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1943»27thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 20 September 2023.


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