1923 Tour of Flanders explained

7th Tour of Flanders
Date:18 March 1923
Stages:1
Distance:243
Unit:km
Time:9h 16' 15"
Speed:26.21
Organizer:Sportwereld
First:Heiri Suter
First Nat:SUI
First Team:Gurtner–Hutchinson
Second:Charles Deruyter
Second Nat:BEL
Second Team:Gurtner–Hutchinson
Third:Albert Dejonghe
Third Nat:BEL
Third Team:La Française
Previous:1922
Next:1924

The seventh running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 March 1923. Swiss rider Heiri Suter won the race in a three-man sprint with Belgians Charles Deruyter and Albert Dejonghe.[1] Suter became the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders. 43 of 86 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started and finished in Ghent – totaling 243 km. The course featured two categorized climbs:[1]

Results

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Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p 38
  2. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1923 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, AR. 2 March 2016.