The 33rd edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic took place on Sunday, 10 April 1949. Italian cyclist Fiorenzo Magni emerged victorious in a sprint finish involving 18 riders, with Belgians Valère Ollivier and Briek Schotte securing second and third place, respectively. Magni's victory marked the second time a non-Belgian rider had won the Tour of Flanders and also established him as the first Italian to achieve this feat.[1] Out of the 225 participating riders, 52 successfully completed the race.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 260 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
|
Ganna | 7h 21' 00" |
| 2 |  Valère Ollivier (BEL)
|
Bertin–Wolber | s.t. |
| 3 | Briek Schotte (BEL)
|
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 4 | Ernest Sterckx (BEL)
|
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Raymond Impanis (BEL)
|
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 6 | André Declerck (BEL)
|
Bertin–Wolber | s.t. |
| 7 |  Louis Caput (FRA)
|
Olympia–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 8 | Lode Anthonis (BEL)
|
Erka | s.t. |
| 9 | Maurice Diot (FRA)
|
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 10 | Martin van den Broeck (BEL)
|
Starnord–Wolber | s.t. |
References
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 100
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1949 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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