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Dates | 18 March 1934 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 239 km (148.5 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 7h 00' 00" | |||||||||
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The 18th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 18 March 1934. [1] Belgian Gaston Rebry won the Monument. Of the 158 starting cyclists, 48 reached the finish. [2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 239 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
After a number of escapes, Gaston Rebry formed a leading group along the coast with 7 riders. One by one, Gaston Rebry left his fellow escapees behind and rode solo to the finish line. Rebry completed the race with an average of 34.142 km/h. [4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Gaston Rebry (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 7h 00' 00" |
2 | Alfons Schepers (BEL) | La Française-Dunlop | + 2'00" |
3 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) | Labor | + 6'55" |
4 | Richard Noterman (BEL) | La Française-Dunlop | s.t. |
5 | Maurice Cocquereaux (BEL) | Individual | + 12'40" |
6 | Cesar Bogaert (NED) | Individual | + 13'00" |
7 | Léon Tommies (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | + 14'15" |
8 | Armand van Bruaene (BEL) | Van Bruaene Sport | s.t. |
9 | Ernest Mottard (BEL) | Individual | s.t. |
10 | Theo Geunis (BEL) | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | s.t. |
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