1944 Tour of Flanders

1944 Tour of Flanders April 2, 1944 1 224 km 6h 23' 30" Rik van Steenbergen BEL Briek Schotte BEL Joseph Moerenhout BEL 1943 1945 The 28th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1944.22 September 2023 Ronde van Vlaanderen 1944 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=5&y=1944 FirstCycling.com en Belgian Rik van Steenbergen finished as first. Aged 19, he still is the youngest cyclist ever to win this Monument. Of the 103 starting cyclists, 34 reached the finish 22 September 2023 Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1944 - Résultats détaillés https://www.les-sports.info/cyclisme-sur-route-tour-des-flandres-1944-epr9582.html les-sports.info fr Route The race started in Ghent and finished there in the Kuipke velodrome, totaling 224 km (139 miles).22 September 2023 1944»28thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ronde-van-vlaanderen/1944/result ProcyclingStats en The course featured 3 categorized climbs: Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg Race summary 75 km from the finish, a leading group of three formed. They held on until 10 km before the finish. Six riders joined. Due to confusion about the course in the velodrome, the leading rider, Georges Claes, fell. Rik Van Steenbergen cleverly avoided the fallen rider and could beat his fellow escapees in the sprint.28ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1944 http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/cla_belgique/ronde44.php 20 September 2023 Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu fr General classification Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time1 Rik van Steenbergen BEL Trialoux–Wolber 6h 23' 00"2 Briek Schotte BEL Helyett–Hutchinson s.t.3 Joseph Moerenhout BEL Dilecta–Wolber s.t.4 Frans Sterckx BEL Michard–Hutchinson s.t.5 Frans Bonduel BEL Dilecta–Wolber s.t.6 Frans van Hellemont BEL Individual s.t.7 Célestin Riga BEL Dilecta–Wolber s.t.8 Albert Hendrickx BEL Michard–Hutchinson s.t.9 Marcel Kint BEL Mercier–Hutchinson s.t.10 Georges Claes BEL Trialoux–Wolber 1' 05" References External links http://www.rvv.be/fr/ Category:Tour of Flanders Flanders, Tour of Flanders, Tour of