1947 La Flèche Wallonne Explained

1947 La Flèche Wallonne
Date:	15 June 1947
Stages:	1
Distance:	276^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	8h 43' 00"
First:	Ernest Sterckx
First Nat:	BEL
Second:	Maurice Desimpelaere
Second Nat:	BEL
Third Nat:	BEL
Previous:	1946
Next:	1948

The 1947 La Flèche Wallonne was the 11th edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on the 15th of June 1947. The race started in Mons and finished in Liège. The race was won by Ernest Sterckx with a time of eight hours and forty-three minutes.

General classification

Final general classification^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1
2		+ 1' 20"
3		+ 1' 20"
4		+ 2' 00"
5		+ 3' 30"
6		+ 8' 00"
7		+ 8' 00"
8		+ 8' 00"
9		+ 9' 00"
10		+ 12' 40"

Notes and References

Web site: Flèche Wallonne (World Tour), Belgium. BikeRaceInfo. 20 January 2018.
Web site: 1947 La Flèche Wallonne. BikeRaceInfo. 20 January 2018.
Web site: 11ème Flèche wallonne 1947. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040829195502/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_fleche/fleche47.php. 29 August 2004.
Web site: 1947 La Flèche Wallonne. First Cycling. 20 January 2018.