32nd Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | 18 April 1948 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 257 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 6h 53' 00" |
Speed: | 37.336 |
Organizer: | Het Nieuwsblad |
First: | Briek Schotte |
First Nat: | BEL |
First Team: | Alcyon–Dunlop |
Second: | Albert Ramon |
Second Nat: | BEL |
Second Team: | Arliguie–Hutchinson |
Third: | Marcel Rijckaert |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Third Team: | Mercier–Hutchinson |
Previous: | 1947 |
Next: | 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.[1] 265 riders, of which 50 non-Belgians, started the race, an all-time record. 85 of them finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
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