1947 Tour of Flanders

31st Tour of Flanders 27 April 1947 1 257 km 7h 03' 00" Emiel Faignaert BEL Groene Leeuw Roger Desmet BEL Alcyon–Dunlop Rik Renders BEL Garin–Wolber 1946 1948 The 31st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 April 1947. Belgian Emiel Faignaert won the race in a tree-man sprint in Wetteren.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, 90-73322-02-2, p 88 55 of 213 riders finished.McGann McGann Bill Carol http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1947-tour-of-flanders.html 1947 Ronde van Vlaanderen results BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing Cherokee Village, AR 2 March 2016 Route The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs: Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg Results 1 Emiel Faignaert BEL Groene Leeuw 7h 03' 00" 2 Roger Desmet BEL Alcyon–Dunlop s.t. 3 Rik Renders BEL Garin–Wolber s.t. 4 Kamiel Beeckman BEL Thompson + 12" 5 Louis Thiétard FRA Métropole–Dunlop + 2' 05" 6 Raymond Desmedt BEL Alcyon–Dunlop + 2' 20" 7 Kléber Piot FRA Métropole–Dunlop + 2' 30" 8 Georges Claes BEL Rochet–Dunlop s.t. 9 Odiel Van Den Meersschaut BEL Garin–Wolber s.t. 10 Marcel Ryckaert BEL Mercier–Hutchinson + 2' 50" References Category:Tour of Flanders Category:1947 in road cycling Category:1947 in Belgian sport