1937 Tour of Flanders

1937 Tour of Flanders 21 March 1937 1 267 km 7h 29' 00" Michel D'Hooghe BEL Hubert Deltour BEL Louis Hardiquest BEL 1936 1938 The 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1937.24 September 2023 Ronde van Vlaanderen 1937 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=5&y=1937 FirstCycling.com en Belgian Michel d'Hooghe won the Monument. Of the 181 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish.24 September 2023 Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1937 - Résultats détaillés https://www.les-sports.info/cyclisme-sur-route-tour-des-flandres-resultats-1937-epr9589.html les-sports.info fr Route The race started in Ghent and covered 267 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.21ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1937 http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/cla_belgique/ronde37.php 24 September 2023 Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu fr The course featured 3 categorized climbs: Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg Race report 25 year-old D'Hooghe won the bunch sprint from a group of ten. He completed the race with an average of 35,679 km/h.24 September 2023 1937»21stRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ronde-van-vlaanderen/1937/result ProcyclingStats en Notable Like many other cyclists of his generation, Michel D'Hooghe's professional career was cut short due to the Second World War, during which he died as a result of an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940. 80 jaar geleden won Michel D'Hooghe de Ronde van Vlaanderen 80 years ago Michel D'Hooghe won the Tour of Flanders https://sporza.be/nl/2017/04/02/80-jaar-geleden-won-michel-dhooghe-de-ronde-van-vlaanderen-1-2940165/ Sporza nl 2 April 2017 General classification Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time1 Michel D'Hooghe BEL Van Hauwaert 7h 29' 00"2 Hubert Deltour BEL Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.3 Louis Hardiquest BEL Dilecta–Wolber s.t.4 Adolphe Braeckeveldt BEL Helyett-Splendor s.t.5 Alfons Schepers BEL Colin-Wolber s.t.6 Albert Hendrickx BEL Labor–Dunlop s.t.7 René Walschot BEL J.B. Louvet–Wolber s.t.8 Jean Wauters BEL Helyett-Splendor s.t.9 Sylvère Maes BEL Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.10 Albertin Disseaux BEL Helyett-Splendor s.t. References External links http://www.rvv.be/fr/ Category:Tour of Flanders Category:1937 in road cycling Category:1937 in Belgian sport