1929 Tour of Flanders

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1929 Tour of Flanders
Le Tour des Flandres 1929 sur le pont d'Ostende.jpg
De peloton of the 1929 Ronde van Vlaanderen, passing a bridge in Ostend
Race details
DatesMarch 17, 1929
Stages1
Distance216 km (134.2 mi)
Winning time7h 01' 50"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jef Dervaes  (BEL)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Georges Ronsse  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alfred Hamerlinck  (BEL)
  1928
1930  

The 13th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 17 March 1929. [1] Belgian Jef Dervaes won the Monument. Of the 63 starting cyclists, 28 reached the finish. [2]

Contents

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 216 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren. [3]

The course featured 2 categorized climbs:

Race report

The final winner was Jef Dervaes arrived solo in Wetteren with a huge advantage. World champion Georges Ronsse finished second, while Alfred Hamerlinck took the third place. Dervaes completed the race with an average of 30.723 km/h. [4]

General classification

Final general classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jef Dervaes  (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson 7h 01' 50"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Georges Ronsse  (BEL) La Française-Diamant-Dunlop + 4' 10"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alfred Hamerlinck  (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson + 5' 10"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean Mertens  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustaaf Van Slembrouck  (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson s.t.
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  André Verbiest  (BEL)Individuals.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  August Verdyck  (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julien Vervaecke  (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ernest Mottard  (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson + 10' 10"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Julien Delbecque  (BEL)Gouden Hand+ 10' 40"

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References

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  2. "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1929 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 28 September 2023.
  3. "13ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1929". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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