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The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940. [1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished. [2]
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The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940. [1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished. [2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
22 year-old Achiel Buysse was able to escape earlier and arrived solo in Wetteren. He completed the race with an average of 34,970 km/h. [4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Achiel Buysse (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 02' 00" |
| 2 | Georges Christiaens (BEL) | Helyett–Hutchinson | 20" |
| 3 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 4 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Labor | 1' 15" |
| 5 | Jan Staeren (BEL) | Labor | 4' 15" |
| 6 | Armand Gilles (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | 4' 30" |
| 7 | Albert Dubuisson (BEL) | Helyett–Hutchinson | 4' 35" |
| 8 | Petrus van Teemsche (BEL) | Individual | s.t. |
| 9 | Albert van Wesemael (BEL) | Individual | s.t. |
| 10 | Cyriel van Overberghe (BEL) | Pélissier | s.t. |
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