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| Dates | 2 April 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 275 km (170.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8h 15' | ||||||||||||
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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]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 275 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ganna | 8h 15' 00" | |
| 2 | Alcyon–Dunlop | + 2' 10" | |
| 3 | Olympia–Dunlop | + 9' 20" | |
| 4 | Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. | |
| 5 | Star Nord | s.t. | |
| 6 | Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. | |
| 7 | Bertin–Wolber | + 12' 15" | |
| 8 | Groene Leeuw | s.t. | |
| 9 | Condor | + 13' 15" | |
| 10 | Mercier–Hutchinson | + 15' 10" |