1950 Tour of Flanders

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34th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates2 April 1950
Stages1
Distance275 km (170.9 mi)
Winning time8h 15'
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA) (Ganna)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)
  ThirdFlag of France.svg  Louis Caput  (FRA) (Olympia–Dunlop)
  1949
1951  

The 34th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1950. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a two-minute lead over Briek Schotte. Frenchman Louis Caput was third at more than nine minutes. It was Magni's second consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders. [1] 21 of 220 riders finished. [2]

Contents

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 275 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:

Results

Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA)Ganna8h 15' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop + 2' 10"
3Flag of France.svg  Louis Caput  (FRA)Olympia–Dunlop+ 9' 20"
4Flag of France.svg  Maurice Diot  (FRA) Mercier–Hutchinson s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Maelbrancke  (BEL)Star Nords.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Eugène van Roosbroeck  (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Valère Ollivier  (BEL)Bertin–Wolber+ 12' 15"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Gyselinck  (BEL)Groene Leeuws.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Basiel Wambeke  (BEL)Condor+ 13' 15"
10Flag of France.svg  César Marcelak  (FRA) Mercier–Hutchinson + 15' 10"

References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN   90-73322-02-2, p 100
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1950 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.