1923 Tour of Flanders

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7th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates18 March 1923
Stages1
Distance243 km (151.0 mi)
Winning time9h 16' 15"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heiri Suter  (SUI) (Gurtner–Hutchinson)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Charles Deruyter  (BEL) (Gurtner–Hutchinson)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL) (La Française)
  1922
1924  

The seventh running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 March 1923. Swiss rider Heiri Suter won the race in a three-man sprint with Belgians Charles Deruyter and Albert Dejonghe. [1] Suter became the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders. 43 of 86 riders finished. [2]

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Route

Video summary of the race

The race started and finished in Ghent – totaling 243 km. The course featured two categorized climbs: [1]

Results

Result
RankRiderTeamTime [1]
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Heiri Suter  (SUI)Gurtner–Hutchinson9h 16' 15"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Charles De Ruyter  (BEL)Gurtner–Hutchinsons.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dejonghe  (BEL)La Françaises.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jules Van Hevel  (BEL)Buysse–Colonial+ 1' 25"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Théophile Beeckman  (BEL)Griffon–Dunlop+ 1' 55"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Émile Masson  (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean Rossius  (BEL)La Française+ 2'35"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles Juseret (BEL) Peugeot–Wolber s.t.
9Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Nicolas Frantz  (LUX)Thomann–Dunlop+ 2' 40"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Denis Verschueren  (BEL)Wolber–Dunlop+ 5' 00"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN   90-73322-02-2, p 38
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1923 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.