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Dates | 21 March 1938 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 267 km (165.9 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 7h 29' 00" | |||||||||
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The 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1937. [1] Belgian Michel d'Hooghe won the Monument. Of the 181 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish. [2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 267 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
25 year-old D'Hooghe won the bunch sprint from a group of ten. He completed the race with an average of 35,679 km/h. [4]
Like many other cyclists of his generation, Michel D'Hooghe's professional career was cut short due to the Second World War, during which he died as a result of an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940. [5]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() | Van Hauwaert | 7h 29' 00" |
2 | ![]() | Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
3 | ![]() | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
4 | ![]() | Helyett-Splendor | s.t. |
5 | ![]() | Colin-Wolber | s.t. |
6 | ![]() | Labor–Dunlop | s.t. |
7 | ![]() | J.B. Louvet–Wolber | s.t. |
8 | ![]() | Helyett-Splendor | s.t. |
9 | ![]() | Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
10 | ![]() | Helyett-Splendor | s.t. |
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