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Dates | 10 April 1949 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 260 km (161.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7h 21' 00" | ||||||||||||
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The 33rd edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic took place on Sunday, 10 April 1949. Italian cyclist Fiorenzo Magni emerged victorious in a sprint finish involving 18 riders, with Belgians Valère Ollivier and Briek Schotte securing second and third place, respectively. Magni's victory marked the second time a non-Belgian rider had won the Tour of Flanders and also established him as the first Italian to achieve this feat.[1] Out of the 225 participating riders, 52 successfully completed the race.[2]
Route
[edit]The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 260 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
Results
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Ganna | 7h 21' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Bertin–Wolber | s.t. |
3 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
5 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
6 | ![]() |
Bertin–Wolber | s.t. |
7 | ![]() |
Olympia–Dunlop | s.t. |
8 | ![]() |
Erka | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
10 | ![]() |
Starnord–Wolber | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 100
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1949 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.