1948 Tour of Flanders

32nd Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates	18 April 1948
Stages	1
Distance	257 km (159.7 mi)
Winning time	6h 53' 00"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
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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

Result
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Briek Schotte (BEL)	Alcyon–Dunlop	6h 53' 00"
2	Albert Ramon (BEL)	Arliguie–Hutchinson	s.t.
3	Marcel Rijckaert (BEL)	Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
4	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	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)	Rochet–Dunlop	+ 30"
9	Arie Vooren (NED)	Vege	s.t.
10	Rik Renders (BEL)	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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[Vanwalleghem_p_88-1] Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 88

[2] McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1948 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.

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