| 1936 Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | 5 April 1936 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 250 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 7h 30' 00" |
| First: | Louis Hardiquest |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Edgard De Caluwé |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | François Neuville |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Previous: | 1935 |
| Next: | 1937 |
The 20th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 5 April 1936.[1] Belgian Louis Hardiquest won the Monument. Of the 170 starting cyclists, 28 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 250 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
The final winner was the Belgian Louis Hardiquest, who beat his three escape companions in the sprint in Wetteren. Compatriots Edgard De Caluwé and François Neuville were second and third respectively. Hardiquest completed the race with an average of 33,333 km/h.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Dion Bouton | 7h 30' 00" | ||
| 2 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | ||
| 3 | Helyett–Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
| 4 | Mercier–Hutchinson-Leducq | s.t. | ||
| 5 | Alcyon–Dunlop | + 25" | ||
| 6 | Dilecta–Wolber | + 3' | ||
| 7 | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
| 8 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | ||
| 9 | Helyett–Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
| 10 | Van Hauwaert | s.t. |