1932 Tour of Flanders explained

1932 Tour of Flanders
Date:13 March 1932
Stages:1
Distance:227
Unit:km
Time:6h 29' 00"
First:Romain Gijssels
First Nat:BEL
Second:Alfons Deloor
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Alfred Hamerlinck
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1931
Next:1933

The 16th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 13 March 1932.[1] Belgian Romain Gijssels won the Monument for a second time. Of the 120 starting cyclists, 44 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 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

Last year's winner Romain Gijssels had strong opposition from Jef Demuysere, Georges Ronsse and Frans Bonduel. Although, on the cobblestones of the Flemish hills, he was clearly the better and he won the Tour for the second time in a row. He completed the race with an average of 35.012 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Dilecta–Wolber6h 29' 00"
2Daemers3'15"
3Dilecta–Wolber4'30"
4Alcyon–Dunlops.t.
5Labors.t.
6Dilecta–Wolbers.t.
7Demol5'30"
8Dilecta–Wolbers.t.
9Alcyon–Dunlops.t.
10Alcyon–Dunlops.t.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1932 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 25 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1932 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 16ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1932 . 25 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 25 September 2023 . 1932»16thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.