1950 Tour of Flanders explained

34th Tour of Flanders
Date:2 April 1950
Stages:1
Distance:275
Unit:km
Time:8h 15'
Speed:33.333
Organizer:Het Nieuwsblad
First:Fiorenzo Magni
First Nat:ITA
First Team:Ganna
Second:Briek Schotte
Second Nat:BEL
Second Team:Alcyon–Dunlop
Third:Louis Caput
Third Nat:FRA
Third Team:Olympia–Dunlop
Previous:1949
Next:1951

The 34th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1950. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a two-minute lead over Briek Schotte. Frenchman Louis Caput was third at more than nine minutes. It was Magni's second consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders.[1] 21 of 220 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 275 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:

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Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p 100
  2. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1950 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, AR. 29 February 2016.