1951 Tour of Flanders explained

35th Tour of Flanders
Date:1 April 1951
Stages:1
Distance:274
Unit:km
Time:7h 43' 03"
Speed:35.508
Organizer:Het Nieuwsblad
First:Fiorenzo Magni
First Nat:ITA
First Team:Ganna
Second:Bernard Gauthier
Second Nat:FRA
Second Team:Mercier–Hutchinson
Third:Attilio Redolfi
Third Nat:FRA
Third Team:Mercier–A.Magne
Previous:1950
Next:1952

The 35th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1951. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a five-and-a-half minute lead over Frenchman Bernard Gauthier. It was Magni's third consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders; the first and to date only rider to achieve this feat.[1] 30 of 196 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 274 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:

Notes and References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium,, p 104
  2. Web site: McGann. McGann. Bill. Carol. 1951 Ronde van Vlaanderen results . BikeRaceInfo. McGann Publishing. Cherokee Village, AR. 29 February 2016.