1993 Tour of Flanders

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Tour of Flanders
1993 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 of 11
Museeuw Flandres 1993.jpg
Museeuw finishing first in the 1993 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates4 April 1993
Stages1
Distance263 km (163.4 mi)
Winning time6h 33' 00"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Museeuw  (BEL) (GB-MG)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Frans Maassen  (NED) (WordPerfect)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Dario Bottaro  (ITA) (Lotto)
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The 77th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1993. [1]

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It was the second leg of the 1993 UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his first Tour of Flanders in a two-man sprint against Frans Maassen. [2] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove). [3]

Race Summary

At 68 km from the finish, eight riders broke away, with twofold winner Edwig Van Hooydonck and Belgian national champion Johan Museeuw at the front. Museeuw attacked on Tenbosse climb, followed by Dutchman Frans Maassen. Maassen, considered the slower sprinter, refused to work after the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Museeuw and Maassen stayed ahead, with Museeuw controlling the sprint and taking his first win in the World Cup race. Dario Bottaro won the sprint for third.

Climbs

There were 16 categorized climbs:

Results

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Museeuw  (BEL) GB–MG Maglificio 6h 33' 00"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Frans Maassen  (NED) WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca s.t.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Dario Bottaro  (ITA) Mecair–Ballan + 22"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marc Sergeant  (BEL) Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer + 33"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Max Sciandri  (ITA) Motorola + 46"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Ballerini  (ITA) GB–MG Maglificio s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Edwig Van Hooydonck  (BEL) WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca s.t.
8Flag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA) Jersey worldcup.svg Lampre–Polti s.t.
9Flag of Germany.svg  Olaf Ludwig  (GER) Team Telekom + 1' 03"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Capiot  (BEL) TVM–Bison Kit s.t.

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References

  1. ↑ "Report 1993 Ronde van Vlaanderen". Sporza (in Dutch). 3 April 2019.
  2. ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1992 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, ISBN   90-20951-37-8, p88-89
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