| 1945 Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | June 10, 1945 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 222 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 21' 00" |
| First: | Sylvain Grysolle |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Albert Sercu |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | Joseph Moerenhout |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Previous: | 1944 |
| Next: | 1946 |
The 29th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 10 June 1945.[1] Belgian Sylvain Grysolle won the Monument. Of the 91 starting cyclists, 31 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 222 km (137.9 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3] The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
A tough race thinned out the peloton and a leading group of 23 riders rode to the finish. Sylvain Grysolle jumped away and reached the finish line alone. Grysolle completed the race with an average of 34,96 km/h.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochet–Dunlop | 6h 21' 00" | |
| 2 | Dilecta–Wolber | + 15" | |
| 3 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | |
| 4 | Individual | s.t. | |
| 5 | Individual | s.t. | |
| 6 | Individual | s.t. | |
| 7 | Individual | s.t. | |
| 8 | Individual | s.t. | |
| 9 | Individual | s.t. | |
| 10 | Groene Leeuw | s.t. | |