31st Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | 27 April 1947 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 257 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 7h 03' 00" |
Speed: | 36.454 |
Organizer: | Het Nieuwsblad |
First: | Emiel Faignaert |
First Nat: | BEL |
First Team: | Groene Leeuw |
Second: | Roger Desmet |
Second Nat: | BEL |
Second Team: | Alcyon–Dunlop |
Third: | Rik Renders |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Third Team: | Garin–Wolber |
Previous: | 1946 |
Next: | 1948 |
The 31st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 April 1947. Belgian Emiel Faignaert won the race in a tree-man sprint in Wetteren.[1] 55 of 213 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
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