1942 Tour of Flanders


The 26th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 6 April 1942. Belgian Briek Schotte won the Monument for a first time. Of the 67 starting cyclists, 22 reached the finish.
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Route

The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totaling 226 km.
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race Report

As he usually preferred, Briek Schotte escaped from a group earlier. He was able to stay in front and arrived solo in the velodrome. Schotte completed the race with an average of 35,13 km/h.