1927 Tour of Flanders explained

1927 Tour of Flanders
Date:April 3, 1927
Stages:1
Distance:217
Unit:km
Time:7h 12' 30"
First:Gerard Debaets
First Nat:BEL
Second:Gustaaf Van Slembrouck
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Maurice De Waele
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1926
Next:1928

The 11th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 3 April 1927.[1] Belgian Gerard Debaets won the Monument for a second time after his 1924 victory. Of the 96 starting cyclists, 41 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race had Ghent as both start and finish place and covered 217 km.[3]

The course featured 2 categorized climbs:

Race report

The final winner was the Belgian rider Gerard Debaets, who won solo in Ghent. The Belgians Gustave Van Slembrouck and Maurice De Waele completed the podium. Debaets completed the race with an average of 30.827 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1J.B.Louvet7h 12' 30"
2J.B.Louvet+ 1' 35"
3Wonder+ 2' 20"
4La Françaises.t.
5Peugeot–Dunlops.t.
6Peugeot–Dunlops.t.
7Thomann–Dunlop+ 5' 55"
8Automoto+ 7' 30"
9Automoto+ 7' 40"
10+ 7' 50"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1927 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 28 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1927 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 11ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1927 . 25 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 28 September 2023 . 1927»11thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.