1926 Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | March 21, 1926 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 217 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 7h 12' 30" |
First: | Denis Verschueren |
First Nat: | BEL |
Second: | Gustaaf Van Slembrouck |
Second Nat: | BEL |
Third: | Raymond Decorte |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Previous: | 1925 |
Next: | 1927 |
The 10th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1926.[1] Belgian Denis Verschueren won the Monument. Of the 76 starting cyclists, 26 reached the finish.[2]
The race had Ghent as both start and finish place and covered 217 km.[3]
The course featured 2 categorized climbs:
The final winner was the Belgian rider Denis Verschueren, who won in the sprint ahead of his breakaway companions. Gustave Van Slembrouck and Raymond Decorte finished second and third. Verschueren completed the race with an average of 30.104 km/h.[4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wonder–Ravat | 7h 12' 30" | ||
2 | J.B. Louvet–Wolber | s.t. | ||
3 | J.B. Louvet–Pouchois | s.t. | ||
4 | Armor-Dunlop | s.t. | ||
5 | Automoto–Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
6 | Meteore–Wolber | s.t. | ||
7 | Peugeot–Dunlop | s.t. | ||
8 | Automoto–Hutchinson | + 2' 30" | ||
9 | Alcyon–Dunlop | + 6' 00" | ||
10 | La Française–Diamant–Dunlop | s.t. |