1948 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 18 April 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 257 km (159.7 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 53' 00" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 32nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 April 1948. Belgian Briek Schotte won the race in a four-man sprint. It was Schotte's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after 1942.[1] 265 riders, of which 50 non-Belgians, started the race, an all-time record. 85 of them finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Briek Schotte (BEL)
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Alcyon–Dunlop | 6h 53' 00" |
| 2 | Albert Ramon (BEL)
|
Arliguie–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 3 | Marcel Rijckaert (BEL)
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Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 4 | Raymond Impanis (BEL)
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Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Gerard Buyl (BEL)
|
Carrara–Dunlop | + 15" |
| 6 |  Cor Bakker (NED)
|
Vege | s.t. |
| 7 | Maurice Dewannemaecker (BEL)
|
Rochet–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 8 | Camille Beeckman (BEL)
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Rochet–Dunlop | + 30" |
| 9 | Arie Vooren (NED)
|
Vege | s.t. |
| 10 | Rik Renders (BEL)
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Garin–Wolber | s.t. |
References
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 88
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1948 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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