1931 Tour of Flanders
Appearance
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Dates | 22 March 1931 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 227 km (141.1 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 52' 00 " | |||||||||
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The 15th edition of theTour of Flanderscycling classic racewas held on Sunday, 2 March 1931.[1]BelgianRomain Gijsselswon theMonumentfor a first time. Of the 116 starting cyclists, 50 reached the finish.[2]
Route
[edit]The race started inGhentand covered 227 km on the way to the finish inWetteren.[3]
The course featured 4 categorized climbs:
- Tiegemberg
- Kwaremont
- Kruisberg
- Edelareberg
Race report
[edit]The final winner was Romain Gijssels, who won in the sprint ahead of his five breakaway companions in Wetteren. The Dutchman Cesar Bogaert finished second, while the Belgian Jean Aerts took the third place.[4]Gijssels completed the race with an average of 33.058 km/h
General classification
[edit]Final general classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Romain Gijssels(BEL) | Dilecta-Wolber | 6h 52' 00 " |
2 | Cesar Bogaert(NED) | La Nordiste-Wolber | s.t. |
3 | Jean Aerts(BEL) | Génial Lucifer | s.t. |
4 | Hector Martin(BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
5 | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck(BEL) | La Nordiste-Wolber | s.t. |
6 | Julien Vervaecke(BEL) | La Nordiste-Wolber | s.t. |
7 | Émile Joly(BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 3' 00 " |
8 | Alfons Schepers(BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. |
9 | Armand van Bruaene(BEL) | Oscar Egg-Dunlop | s.t. |
10 | François Moreels(FRA) | Individual | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ^"Ronde van Vlaanderen 1931".FirstCycling.25 September 2023.
- ^"Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1931 - Résultats détaillés".les-sports.info(in French). 25 September 2023.
- ^"15ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1931".Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu(in French).Retrieved25 September2023.
- ^"1931»15thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres".ProcyclingStats.25 September 2023.