1948 Tour of Flanders

32nd Tour of Flanders 18 April 1948 1 257 km 6h 53' 00" Briek Schotte BEL Alcyon–Dunlop Albert Ramon BEL Arliguie–Hutchinson Marcel Rijckaert BEL Mercier–Hutchinson 1947 1949 The 32nd running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 April 1948. Belgian Briek Schotte won the race in a four-man sprint. It was Schotte's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after 1942.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, 90-73322-02-2, p 88 265 riders, of which 50 non-Belgians, started the race, an all-time record. 85 of them finished.McGann McGann Bill Carol http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1948-tour-of-flanders.html 1948 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 Briek Schotte BEL Alcyon–Dunlop 6h 53' 00" 2 Albert Ramon BEL Arliguie–Hutchinson s.t. 3 Marcel Rijckaert BEL Mercier–Hutchinson s.t. 4 Raymond Impanis BEL Alcyon–Dunlop s.t. 5 Gerard Buyl BEL Carrara–Dunlop + 15" 6 Cor Bakker NED Vege s.t. 7 Maurice Dewannemaecker BEL Rochet–Dunlop s.t. 8 Camille Beeckman BEL Rochet–Dunlop + 30" 9 Arie Vooren NED Vege s.t. 10 Rik Renders BEL Garin–Wolber s.t. References Category:Tour of Flanders Category:1948 in road cycling Category:1948 in Belgian sport Tour of Flanders