| 1940 Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | March 31, 1940 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 211 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 02' 00" |
| First: | Achiel Buysse |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Georges Christiaens |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | Briek Schotte |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Previous: | 1939 |
| Next: | 1941 |
The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940.[1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
22 year-old Achiel Buysse was able to escape earlier and arrived solo in Wetteren. He completed the race with an average of 34,970 km/h.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 02' 00" | ||
| 2 | Helyett–Hutchinson | 20" | ||
| 3 | Groene Leeuw | s.t. | ||
| 4 | Labor | 1' 15" | ||
| 5 | Labor | 4' 15" | ||
| 6 | Alcyon–Dunlop | 4' 30" | ||
| 7 | Helyett–Hutchinson | 4' 35" | ||
| 8 | Individual | s.t. | ||
| 9 | Individual | s.t. | ||
| 10 | Pélissier | s.t. |