1929 Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | March 17, 1929 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 216 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 7h 01' 50" |
First: | Jef Dervaes |
First Nat: | BEL |
Second: | Georges Ronsse |
Second Nat: | BEL |
Third: | Alfred Hamerlinck |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Previous: | 1928 |
Next: | 1930 |
The 13th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 17 March 1929.[1] Belgian Jef Dervaes won the Monument. Of the 63 starting cyclists, 28 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 216 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 2 categorized climbs:
The final winner was Jef Dervaes arrived solo in Wetteren with a huge advantage. World champion Georges Ronsse finished second, while Alfred Hamerlinck took the third place. Dervaes completed the race with an average of 30.723 km/h.[4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | 7h 01' 50" | ||
2 | La Française-Diamant-Dunlop | + 4' 10" | ||
3 | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | + 5' 10" | ||
4 | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. | ||
5 | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
6 | Individual | s.t. | ||
7 | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
8 | Alcyon-Dunlop | s.t. | ||
9 | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | + 10' 10" | ||
10 | Gouden Hand | + 10' 40" |