1935 Tour of Flanders explained

1935 Tour of Flanders
Date:14 April 1935
Stages:1
Distance:260
Unit:km
Time:7h 27' 00"
First:Louis Duerloo
First Nat:BEL
Second:Éloi Meulenberg
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Cornelius Leemans
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1934
Next:1936

The 19th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 14 April 1935.[1] Belgian Louis Duerloo won the Monument. Of the 140 starting cyclists, 28 reached the finish.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 260 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

Louis Duerloo won in the sprint ahead of his breakaway companions in Wetteren. Compatriots Éloi Meulenberg and Cornelius Leemans completed the podium. Duerloo finished the race with an average of 34.899 km/h.[4]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Genial Lucifer7h 27' 00"
2Alcyon–Dunlops.t.
3Genial Lucifers.t.
4Dilecta–Wolbers.t.
5Dossche Sports.t.
6Colin–Wolbers.t.
7Genial Lucifers.t.
8Dilecta–Wolber+ 2'00"
9Genial Lucifers.t.
10Alcyon–Dunlop+ 2'15"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 September 2023 . Ronde van Vlaanderen 1935 . FirstCycling.com . en.
  2. Web site: 24 September 2023 . Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1935 - Résultats détaillés . les-sports.info . fr.
  3. Web site: 19ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1935 . 24 September 2023 . Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu . fr.
  4. Web site: 24 September 2023 . 1935»19thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres . ProcyclingStats . en.