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Dates | April 6, 1926 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 226 km (140.4 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 26' 00" | |||||||||
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The 26th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 6 April 1942.[1] Belgian Briek Schotte won the Monument for a first time. Of the 67 starting cyclists, 22 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totaling 226 km (140 miles).[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
As he usually preferred, Briek Schotte escaped from a group earlier. He was able to stay in front and arrived solo in the velodrome. Schotte completed the race with an average of 35,13 km/h.[4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Briek Schotte (BEL) | Thompson | 6h 26' 00" |
2 | Georges Claes (BEL) | Helyett–Hutchinson | + 5" |
3 | Robert Van Eenaeme (BEL) | Individual | s.t. |
4 | Sylvain Grysolle (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
5 | Jules Lowie (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
6 | André Declerck (BEL) | Individual | s.t. |
7 | Frans Bonduel (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | + 25" |
8 | André Maelbrancke (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | 1' 25" |
9 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | 1' 40" |
10 | Michel Hermie (BEL) | Individual | 3' 10" |