1952 Tour of Flanders

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36th Tour of Flanders
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Event poster
Race details
Dates6 April 1952
Stages1
Distance258 km (160.3 mi)
Winning time7h 27'
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Decock  (BEL) (Bertin–d'Alessandro)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Loretto Petrucci  (ITA) (Bianchi–Pirelli)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)
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The 36th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 6 April 1952. Belgian Roger Decock won the race in a three-man sprint before Loretto Petrucci and Briek Schotte. [1] 43 of 210 riders finished. [2]

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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 258 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:

Results

Result
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Roger Decock  (BEL)Bertin–d'Alessandro7h 27' 00"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Loretto Petrucci  (ITA) Bianchi–Pirelli s.t.
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Briek Schotte  (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wim van Est  (NED)Garin–Wolber+ 15"
5Flag of France.svg  Attilio Redolfi  (FRA) Mercier–Leducq + 23"
6Flag of France.svg  Louison Bobet  (FRA)Stella–Huret–Dunlop+ 1' 17"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Désiré Keteleer  (BEL)Garin–Wolber+ 1' 53"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Valère Ollivier  (BEL)Bertin–d'Alessandro+ 2' 17"
9Flag of France.svg  Jacques Dupont  (FRA)Dilecta–Wolber+ 2' 25"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Lode Anthonis  (BEL)Terrot–Hutchinson+ 11' 04"

References

  1. ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN   90-73322-02-2, p 104
  2. ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1952 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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