- Source: 1913 Tour of Flanders
The first edition of the Tour of Flanders, a cycling race in Belgium, was held on 25 May 1913. Paul Deman won the event in a five-man sprint before Joseph Van Daele and Victor Doms. The event was created by sports journalist Karel Van Wijnendaele and organized by sports newspaper Sportwereld.
The event started in Ghent and finished in Mariakerke, on the outskirts of Ghent, covering a distance of 324 kilometres (201.3 miles). It finished on the velodrome of Mariakerke, a wooden track built around a pond, with four final laps before the official finish. 37 riders started the race, there were 16 classified finishers.
Route
The race started in Ghent, East Flanders, before heading eastward to Sint-Niklaas and making a clockwise circle along Aalst, Oudenaarde, Kortrijk and Veurne. Subsequently, the course followed the North Seashore until Ostend and headed east via Roeselare back to Ghent. With this route, the race addressed all the major cities of the two western provinces of Flanders. With a total distance of 324 kilometres (201.3 miles), it was the event's longest edition ever. There were no categorized climbs.
Results
References
External links
Official website
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