1931 Tour of Flanders explained

1931 Tour of Flanders
Date:22 March 1931
Stages:1
Distance:227
Unit:km
Time:6h 52' 00"
First:Romain Gijssels
First Nat:BEL
Second:Cesar Bogaert
Second Nat:NED
Third:Jean Aerts
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1930
Next:1932

The 15th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 2 March 1931.[1] Belgian Romain Gijssels won the Monument for a first time. Of the 116 starting cyclists, 50 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 227 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 4 categorized climbs:

Race report

The final winner was Romain Gijssels, who won in the sprint ahead of his five breakaway companions in Wetteren. The Dutchman Cesar Bogaert finished second, while the Belgian Jean Aerts took the third place.[4] Gijssels completed the race with an average of 33.058 km/h

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Dilecta-Wolber6h 52' 00"
2La Nordiste-Wolbers.t.
3Génial Lucifers.t.
4Alcyon-Dunlops.t.
5La Nordiste-Wolbers.t.
6La Nordiste-Wolbers.t.
7Alcyon-Dunlop3' 00"
8Alcyon-Dunlops.t.
9Oscar Egg-Dunlops.t.
10Individuals.t.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1931 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 25 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1931 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 15ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1931 . 25 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 25 September 2023 . 1931»15thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.