1923 Tour of Flanders
Appearance
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Dates | 18 March 1923 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 243 km (151.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 9h 16' 15" | ||||||||||||
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The seventh running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 March 1923. Swiss rider Heiri Suter won the race in a three-man sprint with Belgians Charles Deruyter and Albert Dejonghe.[1] Suter became the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders. 43 of 86 riders finished.[2]
Route
[edit]The race started and finished in Ghent – totaling 243 km. The course featured two categorized climbs:[1]
- Tiegemberg
- Kwaremont
Results
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time[1] |
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1 | ![]() |
Gurtner–Hutchinson | 9h 16' 15" |
2 | ![]() |
Gurtner–Hutchinson | s.t. |
3 | ![]() |
La Française | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
Buysse–Colonial | + 1' 25" |
5 | ![]() |
Griffon–Dunlop | + 1' 55" |
6 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
7 | ![]() |
La Française | + 2'35" |
8 | ![]() |
Peugeot–Wolber | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
Thomann–Dunlop | + 2' 40" |
10 | ![]() |
Wolber–Dunlop | + 5' 00" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 38
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1923 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.