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Dates | 5 April 1936 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 250 km (155.3 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 7h 30' 00" | |||||||||
Results | ||||||||||
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The 20th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 5 April 1936.[1] Belgian Louis Hardiquest won the Monument. Of the 170 starting cyclists, 28 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and covered 250 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
The final winner was the Belgian Louis Hardiquest, who beat his three escape companions in the sprint in Wetteren. Compatriots Edgard De Caluwé and François Neuville were second and third respectively. Hardiquest completed the race with an average of 33,333 km/h.[4]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Louis Hardiquest (BEL) | De Dion Bouton | 7h 30' 00" |
2 | Edgard De Caluwé (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
3 | François Neuville (BEL) | Helyett–Hutchinson | s.t. |
4 | Cyriel van Overberghe (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson-Leducq | s.t. |
5 | Albert Hendrickx (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | + 25" |
6 | Leopold Vandenbossche (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | + 3' |
7 | Petrus van Teemsche (BEL) | Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson | s.t. |
8 | Romain Gijssels (BEL) | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
9 | Jean Wauters (BEL) | Helyett–Hutchinson | s.t. |
10 | Michel D'Hooghe (BEL) | Van Hauwaert | s.t. |