1924 Tour of Flanders

8th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Date 18 March 1924
Distance 284 km (176.5 mi)
Winning time 10h 19' 00"
Results
Winner  Gerard Debaets (BEL) (Labor–Dunlop)
Second  René Vermandel (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)
Third  Felix Sellier (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)

The eighth running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Tuesday, 18 March 1924. Belgian track specialist Gerard Debaets won the race after a solo breakaway. René Vermandel and Felix Sellier completed the podium.[1] Suter became the first non-Belgian winner of the Tour of Flanders. 17 of 63 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started and finished in Ghent – totaling 284 km. The course featured two categorized climbs:[1]

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time[1]
1  Gerard Debaets (BEL) Labor–Dunlop 10h 19' 00"
2  René Vermandel (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop + 20"
3  Felix Sellier (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop + 31"
4  Paul Deman (BEL) La Française–Diamant–Dunlop + 41"
5  Jules Vanhevel (BEL) Wonder–Rusell + 5' 00"
6  Nicolas Frantz (LUX) Thomann–Dunlop s.t.
7  Denis Verschueren (BEL) Wonder–Rusell + 20' 33"
8  Maurice Dewaele (BEL) Wonder–Rusell + 33' 00"
9  Jules Matton (BEL) Thomann–Dunlop s.t.
10  Hilaire Hellebaut (BEL) Wonder–Rusell s.t.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 38
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1924 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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