| Race details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1945 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
The 29th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 10 June 1945. [1] Belgian Sylvain Grysolle won the Monument. Of the 91 starting cyclists, 31 reached the finish. [2]
| Race details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1945 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
The 29th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 10 June 1945. [1] Belgian Sylvain Grysolle won the Monument. Of the 91 starting cyclists, 31 reached the finish. [2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 222 km (137.9 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3] The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
A tough race thinned out the peloton and a leading group of 23 riders rode to the finish. Sylvain Grysolle jumped away and reached the finish line alone. Grysolle completed the race with an average of 34,96 km/h. [4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sylvain Grysolle (BEL) | Rochet–Dunlop | 6h 21' 00" |
| 2 | Albert Sercu (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | + 15" |
| 3 | Joseph Moerenhout (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 4 | Martin van den Broeck (BEL) | s.t. | |
| 5 | Arthur Mommerency (BEL) | s.t. | |
| 6 | Ward van Dijck (BEL) | s.t. | |
| 7 | Eugeen Jacobs (BEL) | Independent | s.t. |
| 8 | Odiel van den Meersschaut (BEL) | Independent | s.t. |
| 9 | Robert Van Eenaeme (BEL) | Independent | s.t. |
| 10 | Emiel Faignaert (BEL) | Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
The Tour of Flanders, also known as De Ronde, is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organized by Flanders Classics. Its nickname is Vlaanderens Mooiste. First held in 1913, the Tour of Flanders had its 100th edition in 2016.
Marcel Kint was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won 31 races between 1935 and 1951. His finest year was 1938 when he won the World Cycling Championship, three stages of the Tour de France and the season-long competition equivalent to today's UCI ProTour.
Dwars door Vlaanderen(English: Across Flanders) is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI World Tour.
The Tour of Flanders, formerly the Tour of Flanders for Women, is an annual road bicycle racing event in Flanders, Belgium, held in early April. It is held on the same day as the men's race, on much of the same roads but at a shorter distance. Dutch riders Mirjam Melchers, Annemiek van Vleuten, Belgian Lotte Kopecky and German Judith Arndt hold the record with two wins each. Lotte Kopecky won the most recent edition in 2023.
The 2015 Tour of Flanders for Women was the 12th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's bicycle race in Belgium. It was the third race of the 2015 UCI Women's Road World Cup season and was held on 5 April 2015 over a distance of 144.9 kilometres, starting and finishing in Oudenaarde.
The 69th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race took place on 7 April 1985. It was won by Belgian Eric Vanderaerden in an average speed of 39,605 km/h. The race was affected by abysmal weather, when a storm accompanied by wind and torrential rainfall, broke in the afternoon. Only 24 of 173 participants arrived.
The 84th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 2 April 2000. It was the second leg of the 2000 UCI Road World Cup. Naturalized Belgian Andrei Tchmil won the monument classic ahead of Dario Pieri and Romāns Vainšteins. The race started in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).
The 1919 Tour of Flanders was the third edition of the Tour of Flanders road cycling race was held on 23 March 1919 and was won by the Belgian Henri Van Lerberghe. Van Lerberghe broke clear at 120 km from the finish in a solo effort and maintained his lead to the finish. He finished 14 minutes ahead of the first group of chasers, the largest winning margin in the history of the race. Léon Buysse won the sprint for second place before Jules Van Hevel. The race started in the centre of Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge, on the outskirts of Ghent. The total distance was 230 kilometres.
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.
The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940. Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished.
The 25th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 4 May 1941. Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a second time in a row. In total, 38 of 112 riders finished.
The 26th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 6 April 1942. Belgian Briek Schotte won the Monument for a first time. In total, 22 of 67 riders finished.
The 27th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 19 April 1946. Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a third time. In total, 37 of 126 riders finished.
The 28th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1946. Belgian Rik van Steenbergen finished as first. Aged 19, he still is the youngest cyclist ever to win this Monument. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished.
The 30th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 14 April 1946. 21-year old Rik van Steenbergen, who also won the 1944 edition, arrived solo. Of the 219 starting cyclists, 37 reached the finish.
The 16th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women, a women's cycling race in Belgium, was held on 7 April 2019. It was the sixth event of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour. Anna van der Breggen was the defending champion. The race was won by Marta Bastianelli.
The 105th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling classic took place on 4 April 2021, as the 12th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. The race began in Antwerp and covered 254.3 kilometres (158.0 mi) on the way to the finish in Oudenaarde.
The 106th edition of the Tour of Flanders one-day cycling classic took place on 3 April 2022, as the 12th event of the 2022 UCI World Tour. The race began in Antwerp and covered 272.5 kilometres (169.3 mi) on the way to the finish in Oudenaarde.
The Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen was a Belgian cycling race organized for the last time in 1973.
The Ronde van West-Vlaanderen was a cycling race organized for the last time in 1978.
 | This Tour of Flanders race article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |