1928 Tour of Flanders explained

1928 Tour of Flanders
Date:March 25, 1928
Stages:1
Distance:225
Unit:km
Time:6h 55' 00"
First:Jan Mertens
First Nat:BEL
Second:August Mortelmans
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Louis Delannoy
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1927
Next:1929

The 13th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 25 March 1928.[1] Belgian Jan Mertens won the Monument. Of the 40 starting cyclists, 25 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race had Ghent as both start and finish place and covered 225 km.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

The final winner was Jan Mertens, who won in Ghent in front of his four breakaway companions. August Mortelmans finished second, while Louis Delannoy took the third place

Mertens completed the race with an average of 32.530 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Securitas6h 55' 00"
2Touring-Pirellis.t.
3Securitass.t.
4Automotos.t.
5La Nordistes.t.
6Automoto+ 7' 30"
7Armor-Dunlop+ 7' 35"
8Individual+ 8' 30"
9Van Hauwaert+ 8' 35"
10Individual+ 8' 40"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1928 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 28 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1928 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 12ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1928 . 25 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 28 September 2023 . 1928»12thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.