Race details | ||||||||||
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Dates | March 31, 1940 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 211 km (131.1 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 02' 00" | |||||||||
Results | ||||||||||
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The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940. [1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished. [2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
22 year-old Achiel Buysse was able to escape earlier and arrived solo in Wetteren. He completed the race with an average of 34,970 km/h. [4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 02' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Helyett–Hutchinson | 20" |
3 | ![]() |
Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
Labor | 1' 15" |
5 | ![]() |
Labor | 4' 15" |
6 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | 4' 30" |
7 | ![]() |
Helyett–Hutchinson | 4' 35" |
8 | ![]() |
Individual | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
Individual | s.t. |
10 | ![]() |
Pélissier | s.t. |
Race details | ||||||||||
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Dates | March 31, 1940 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 211 km (131.1 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 02' 00" | |||||||||
Results | ||||||||||
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The 24th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 31 March 1940. [1] Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a first time. In total, 34 of 103 riders finished. [2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 211 km (131 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
22 year-old Achiel Buysse was able to escape earlier and arrived solo in Wetteren. He completed the race with an average of 34,970 km/h. [4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 02' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Helyett–Hutchinson | 20" |
3 | ![]() |
Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
Labor | 1' 15" |
5 | ![]() |
Labor | 4' 15" |
6 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | 4' 30" |
7 | ![]() |
Helyett–Hutchinson | 4' 35" |
8 | ![]() |
Individual | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
Individual | s.t. |
10 | ![]() |
Pélissier | s.t. |