1939 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Explained

1939 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Date:14 May 1939
Stages:1
Distance:211[1]
Unit:km
Time:5h 39' 00"
First:Albert Ritserveldt
First Nat:BEL
Second:Cyrille Van Overberghe
Second Nat:BEL
Third:Edward Vissers
Third Nat:BEL
Previous:1938
Next:1943

The 1939 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 29th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 14 May 1939. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Albert Ritserveldt.

General classification

Final general classification[2] [3] [4]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 34"
3+ 59"
4+ 59"
5+ 3' 03"
6+ 3' 03"
7+ 4' 31"
8+ 7' 12"
9+ 7' 12"
10+ 7' 12"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium. BikeRaceInfo. 19 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 1939 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. BikeRaceInfo. 19 January 2018.
  3. Web site: 29ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1939. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040707004156/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_liege_bastogne/liege1939.php. 7 July 2004.
  4. Web site: 1939 Liège - Bastogne - Liège. First Cycling. 19 January 2018.