36th Tour of Flanders | |
Date: | 6 April 1952 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 258 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 7h 27' |
Speed: | 34.631 |
Organizer: | Het Nieuwsblad |
First: | Roger Decock |
First Nat: | BEL |
First Team: | Bertin–d'Alessandro |
Second: | Loretto Petrucci |
Second Nat: | ITA |
Second Team: | Bianchi–Pirelli |
Third: | Briek Schotte |
Third Nat: | BEL |
Third Team: | Alcyon–Dunlop |
Previous: | 1951 |
Next: | 1953 |
The 36th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 6 April 1952. Belgian Roger Decock won the race in a three-man sprint before Loretto Petrucci and Briek Schotte.[1] 43 of 210 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 258 km. The course featured four categorized climbs: