1943 Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | April 19, 1943 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 215 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 6h 07' 58" |
First: | Achiel Buysse |
First Nat: | BEL |
Second: | Albert Sercu |
Second Nat: | BEL |
Third: | Camille Beeckman |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Previous: | 1942 |
Next: | 1944 |
The 27th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 19 April 1943.[1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a third time. In total, 37 of 126 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totalling 215 km (133 miles).[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Achiel Buysse won in the sprint ahead of his two breakaway companions in Ghent, Albert Sercu and Camille Beeckman. Buysse completed the race with an average of 35,05 km/h.[4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 07' 08" | ||
2 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | ||
3 | Individual | s.t. | ||
4 | Dilecta–Wolber | 25" | ||
5 | Mercier–Hutchinson | 01' 20" | ||
6 | Individual | s.t. | ||
7 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | ||
8 | Individual | s.t. | ||
9 | Individual | s.t. | ||
10 | Individual | s.t. |