- Source: 1944 Tour of Flanders
The 28th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1944. Belgian Rik van Steenbergen finished as first. Aged 19, he still is the youngest cyclist ever to win this Monument. Of the 103 starting cyclists, 34 reached the finish
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished there in the Kuipke velodrome, totaling 224 km (139 miles).
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Kwaremont
Kruisberg
Edelareberg
Race summary
75 km from the finish, a leading group of three formed. They held on until 10 km before the finish. Six riders joined. Due to confusion about the course in the velodrome, the leading rider, Georges Claes, fell. Rik Van Steenbergen cleverly avoided the fallen rider and could beat his fellow escapees in the sprint.
General classification
= Final general classification
=References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ronde van Vlaanderen
- Daftar seniman Katolik
- 1944 Tour of Flanders
- Tour of Flanders (men)
- 2024 Tour of Flanders
- 2023 Tour of Flanders
- 1922 Tour of Flanders
- 1969 Tour of Flanders
- 1963 Tour of Flanders
- 1998 Tour of Flanders
- 1980 Tour of Flanders
- 1999 Tour of Flanders
