1914 Tour of Flanders
![]() Marcel Buysse, winner of the second Tour of Flanders in 1914 | |||||||||||||
Race details | |||||||||||||
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Dates | 22 March 1914 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 280 km (174.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 10h 20' | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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The second running of the .
Route
The race started in Ghent, East Flanders, before heading eastward to Sint-Niklaas and making a clockwise circle along Aalst, Oudenaarde, Kortrijk, Veurne and Roeselare. The race finished back in Ghent – for a total distance of 280 km. With this route, the race addressed all the major cities of the two western provinces of Flanders.[1] The course was similar to the previous edition's, but organizers had cancelled the leg to the coast in order to scale down the distance to 284 km.[3] There were no categorized climbs.[1]
Race summary
Background
The stars of Belgian cycling at the time – notably
It was the last Tour of Flanders before the race was suspended for five years because of World War I. As from 1919 the event has been organized without interruptions.[6]
Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Alcyon-Soly | 10h 20' 00" |
2 | ![]() Henri Van Lerberghe (BEL)
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Liberator | s.t. |
3 | ![]() |
- | s.t. |
4 | ![]() |
- | s.t. |
5 | ![]() |
- | s.t. |
6 | ![]() |
- | s.t. |
7 | ![]() |
La Française-Hutchinson | s.t. |
8 | ![]() |
J.B.Louvet-Continental | s.t. |
9 | ![]() |
J.B.Louvet-Continental | + 2' 00" |
10 | ![]() |
- | + 8' 00" |
References
- ^ ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 16
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1914 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ISBN 978-90811691-10, p92
- ISBN 90-73322-09-X, p65-66
- ISBN 90-74128-58-0, p147
- ISBN 90-20951-37-8, p54