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| Dates | April 19, 1943 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 215 km (133.6 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 07' 58" | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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The 27th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 19 April 1943. Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a third time. In total, 37 of 126 riders finished.
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totalling 215 km (133 miles).
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Race Report
Achiel Buysse won in the sprint ahead of his two breakaway companions in Ghent, Albert Sercu and Camille Beeckman. Buysse completed the race with an average of 35,05 km/h.
General classification
Final general classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Achiel Buysse (BEL)
|
Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 07' 08" |
| 2 | Albert Sercu (BEL)
|
Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 3 | Camille Beeckman (BEL)
|
Individual | s.t. |
| 4 | Sylvain Grysolle (BEL)
|
Dilecta–Wolber | 25" |
| 5 | Marcel Kint (BEL)
|
Mercier–Hutchinson | 01' 20" |
| 6 | Albert Beirnaert (BEL)
|
Individual | s.t. |
| 7 | Joseph Moerenhout (BEL)
|
Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 8 | Dolf Vandenbossche (BEL)
|
Individual | s.t. |
| 9 | Jan Van Steen (BEL)
|
Individual | s.t. |
| 10 | Eugène Kiewit (BEL)
|
Individual | s.t. |
References
- "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1943". FirstCycling.com. 23 September 2023.
- "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1943 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 21 September 2023.
- "27ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1943". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "1943»27thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 20 September 2023.
External links
| Tour of Flanders / Tour of Flanders for Women | |
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| Men's editions |
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| Women's editions | |
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