| 1937 Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | 21 March 1937 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 267 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 7h 29' 00" |
| First: | Michel D'Hooghe |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Hubert Deltour |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | Louis Hardiquest |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Previous: | 1936 |
| Next: | 1938 |
The 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1937.[1] Belgian Michel d'Hooghe won the Monument. Of the 181 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 267 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
25 year-old D'Hooghe won the bunch sprint from a group of ten. He completed the race with an average of 35,679 km/h.[4]
Like many other cyclists of his generation, Michel D'Hooghe's professional career was cut short due to the Second World War, during which he died as a result of an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940.[5]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Hauwaert | 7h 29' 00" | ||
| 2 | Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. | ||
| 3 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | ||
| 4 | Helyett-Splendor | s.t. | ||
| 5 | Colin-Wolber | s.t. | ||
| 6 | Labor–Dunlop | s.t. | ||
| 7 | J.B. Louvet–Wolber | s.t. | ||
| 8 | Helyett-Splendor | s.t. | ||
| 9 | Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. | ||
| 10 | Helyett-Splendor | s.t. |