1929 Tour of Flanders explained

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]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 216 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 2 categorized climbs:

Race report

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]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson7h 01' 50"
2La Française-Diamant-Dunlop+ 4' 10"
3Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson+ 5' 10"
4Alcyon-Dunlops.t.
5Genial Lucifer-Hutchinsons.t.
6Individuals.t.
7Genial Lucifer-Hutchinsons.t.
8Alcyon-Dunlops.t.
9Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson+ 10' 10"
10Gouden Hand+ 10' 40"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1929 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 28 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1929 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 13ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1929 . 25 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 28 September 2023 . 1929»13thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.