1990 Tour of Flanders

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74th Tour of Flanders
1990 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 of 13
Race details
Dates1 April 1990
Stages1
Distance262 km (162.8 mi)
Winning time6h 47' 25"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Moreno Argentin  (ITA) (Ariostea)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rudy Dhaenens  (BEL) (PDM–Concorde)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  John Talen  (NED) (Panasonic–Sportlife)
  1989
1991  

The 74th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1990. Italian Moreno Argentin won the race in a two-man sprint with Rudy Dhaenens. 102 of 194 riders finished the race. [1] [2]

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Race report

The race was run in exceptionally warm and sunny April weather. Italian Fabio Roscioli was the last survivor of an early breakaway, but was caught by a seven-man group on the Eikenberg. 30 from the finish, Laurent Fignon and Per Pedersen broke away from the group, but were counterattacked and dropped by Moreno Argentin and Rudy Dhaenens. Argentin, a four-time winner of Liège–Bastogne–Liège easily won the two-man sprint. [1]

Route

The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 262 km.
The course featured 13 categorized climbs:

Results

CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Moreno Argentin  (ITA) Ariostea 6h 47' 25"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rudy Dhaenens  (BEL) PDM–Concorde–Ultima s.t.
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  John Talen  (NED) Panasonic–Sportlife + 11"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Carlo Bomans  (BEL) Weinmann–SMM–Uster s.t.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA) Del Tongo + 14"
6Flag of East Germany.svg  Jan Schur  (GDR) Chateau d'Ax–Salotti + 23"
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Niki Rüttimann  (SUI) Helvetia–La Suisse s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Claude Criquielion  (BEL) Lotto–Superclub + 37"
9Flag of France.svg  Jean-Claude Colotti  (FRA) RMO s.t.
10Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Ballerini  (ITA) Del Tongo s.t.

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References

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  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1990 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.