1951 Tour of Flanders
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 1 April 1951 | ||
| Distance | 274 km (170.3 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 7h 43' 03" | ||
| Results | |||
| Winner |  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
(Ganna) | |
| Second |  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
(Mercier–Hutchinson) | |
| Third | Attilio Redolfi (FRA) |
(Mercier–A.Magne) | |
The 35th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1951. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a five-and-a-half minute lead over Frenchman Bernard Gauthier. It was Magni's third consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders; the first and to date only rider to achieve this feat.[1] 30 of 196 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 274 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
Ganna | 7h 43' 03" |
| 2 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | + 5' 35" |
| 3 | Attilio Redolfi [N 1] (FRA) |
Mercier–A.Magne | + 10' 32" |
| 4 | Loretto Petrucci (ITA) |
Taurea | s.t. |
| 5 | Jean Baldassari (FRA) |
Mercier–Le Greves | + 11' 50" |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Rik van Steenbergen (BEL) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | + 12' 30" |
| 7 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
Alcyon–Dunlop | + 14' 06" |
| 8 | André Pieters (BEL) |
Devos Sport | + 15' 30" |
| 9 | André Declerck (BEL) |
Bertin | + 15' 50" |
| 10 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | + 18' 05" |
Notes
References
- ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 104
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1951 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Atillio Redolfi". siteducyclisme.net. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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