1934 Tour of Flanders explained

1934 Tour of Flanders
Date:18 March 1934
Stages:1
Distance:239
Unit:km
Time:7h 00' 00"
First:Gaston Rebry
First Nat:BEL
Second:Alfons Schepers
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Félicien Vervaecke
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1933
Next:1935

The 18th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 18 March 1934.[1] Belgian Gaston Rebry won the Monument. Of the 158 starting cyclists, 48 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 239 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

After a number of escapes, Gaston Rebry formed a leading group along the coast with 7 riders. One by one, Gaston Rebry left his fellow escapees behind and rode solo to the finish line. Rebry completed the race with an average of 34.142 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Alcyon-Dunlop7h 00' 00"
2La Française-Dunlop+ 2'00"
3Labor+ 6'55"
4La Française-Dunlops.t.
5Individual+ 12'40"
6Individual+ 13'00"
7Alcyon-Dunlop+ 14'15"
8Van Bruaene Sports.t.
9Individuals.t.
10Genial Lucifer-Hutchinsons.t.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1934 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 25 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1934 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 18ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1934 . 25 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 25 September 2023 . 1934»18thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.