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| Dates | 1 April 1951 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 274 km (170.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 43' 03" | ||||||||||||
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The 35th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1951. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a five-and-a-half minute lead over Frenchman Bernard Gauthier. It was Magni's third consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders; the first and to date only rider to achieve this feat. [1] 30 of 196 riders finished. [2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 274 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Ganna | 7h 43' 03" |
| 2 |  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) | Mercier–Hutchinson | + 5' 35" |
| 3 | Attilio Redolfi [N 1] (FRA) | Mercier–A.Magne | + 10' 32" |
| 4 | Loretto Petrucci (ITA) | Taurea | s.t. |
| 5 | Jean Baldassari (FRA) | Mercier–Le Greves | + 11' 50" |
| 6 |  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson | + 12' 30" |
| 7 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | + 14' 06" |
| 8 | André Pieters (BEL) | Devos Sport | + 15' 30" |
| 9 | André Declerck (BEL) | Bertin | + 15' 50" |
| 10 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson | + 18' 05" |
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