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Cycling race
38th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates4 April 1954
Stages1
Distance255 km (158.4 mi)
Winning time7h 33'
Results
  Winner  Raymond Impanis (BEL) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Second  François Mahé (FRA) (Bertin–d'Alessandro)
  Third  Alfons Van den Brande (BEL) (Libertas)
← 1953 1955 →

The 38th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1954. Belgian Raymond Impanis won the race in a two-man sprint with French rider François Mahé. 38 of 230 riders finished.

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 255 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Raymond Impanis (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson 7h 33' 00"
2  François Mahé (FRA) Bertin–d'Alessandro + 1"
3  Alfons Van den Brande (BEL) Libertas + 33"
4  Marcel Rijckaert (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson s.t.
5  Marcel De Mulder (BEL) Terrot–Hutchinson s.t.
6  Marcel Hendrickx (BEL) Arbos–Bubba + 45"
7  André Rosseel (BEL) Terrot–Hutchinson s.t.
8  Valère Ollivier (BEL) Bertin–d'Alessandro s.t.
9  Roger Decock (BEL) Bertin–d'Alessandro s.t.
10  Alfredo Martini (ITA) Atala s.t.

References

  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 108
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1954 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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