1940 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | March 31, 1940 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 211 km (131.1 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 02' 00" | |||||||||
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The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940.[1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Race report
22 year-old Achiel Buysse was able to escape earlier and arrived solo in Wetteren. He completed the race with an average of 34,970 km/h.[4]
General classification
Final general classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Achiel Buysse (BEL)
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Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 02' 00" |
| 2 | Georges Christiaens (BEL)
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Helyett–Hutchinson | 20" |
| 3 | Briek Schotte (BEL)
|
Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 4 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL)
|
Labor | 1' 15" |
| 5 | Jan Staeren (BEL)
|
Labor | 4' 15" |
| 6 | Armand Gilles (BEL)
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Alcyon–Dunlop | 4' 30" |
| 7 | Albert Dubuisson (BEL)
|
Helyett–Hutchinson | 4' 35" |
| 8 | Petrus van Teemsche (BEL)
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Individual | s.t. |
| 9 | Albert van Wesemael (BEL)
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Individual | s.t. |
| 10 | Cyriel van Overberghe (BEL)
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Pélissier | s.t. |
References
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1940". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1940 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 23 September 2023.
- ^ "24ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1940". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "1940»24thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 23 September 2023.
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