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| Dates | 21 March 1920 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 248 [1] km (154.1 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 9h 30' 00" | |||||||||
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The 1920 Tour of Flanders was the fourth edition of the Tour of Flanders road cycling one-day race and was held on 21 March 1920. [2] The race was won by Jules Vanhevel.
Final general classification [2] [3]
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The 1921 Tour of Flanders was the fifth edition of the Tour of Flanders, a Belgian one-day classic road cycling race, held on 13 March 1921. Ninety cyclists started and thirty-two finished the race, which was won by René Vermandel. In second place was Jules Van Hevel, riding for Bianchi–Dunlop, and Louis Budts was third.
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