1995 Tour of Flanders

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1995 UCI Road World Cup, race 2
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Race details
Dates2 April 1995
Stages1
Distance261 km (162.2 mi)
Winning time6h 36' 24"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Museeuw  (BEL) (Mapei-GB)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Fabio Baldato  (ITA) (MG-Technogym)
  ThirdFlag of Moldova.svg  Andrei Tchmil  (MDA) (Lotto)
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The 79th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 2 April 1995. It was the second leg of the 1995 UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his second victory in the monument classic. [1] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).

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Race summary

Pre-race favourite Johan Museeuw punctured on the Paddestraat, but returned before the race finale. Museeuw attacked on the Berendries climb, 33 km before the finish, in pursuit of Fabio Baldato and the two worked together until the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Museeuw distanced Baldato on the steep upper slopes of the Muur and powered on to the finish, taking his second win. Andrei Tchmil caught Baldato in the final kilometers, but was beaten by the Italian in the sprint for second place.

Climbs

There were fifteen categorized climbs:

Results

CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Museeuw  (BEL) Mapei–GB–Latexco 6h 36' 24"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Baldato  (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym + 1' 27"
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andrei Tchmil  (UKR) Lotto–Isoglass s.t.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Chiappucci  (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni + 2' 03"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Bortolami  (ITA) Mapei–GB–Latexco s.t.
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Skibby  (DEN) TVM–Polis Direct s.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Bartoli  (ITA) Mercatone Uno–Saeco + 2' 05"
8Flag of Russia.svg  Viatcheslav Ekimov  (RUS) Novell–Decca–Colnago + 3' 25"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Max Sciandri  (GBR) MG Maglificio–Technogym s.t.
10Flag of Italy.svg  Franco Ballerini  (ITA) Mapei–GB–Latexco s.t.

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