The 16th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 13 March 1932.[1] Belgian Romain Gijssels won the Monument for a second time. Of the 120 starting cyclists, 44 reached the finish.[2]
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| Dates | 13 March 1932 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 227 km (141.1 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 29' 00" | |||||||||
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Route
editThe race started in Ghent and covered 227 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Race report
editLast year's winner Romain Gijssels had strong opposition from Jef Demuysere, Georges Ronsse and Frans Bonduel. Although, on the cobblestones of the Flemish hills, he was clearly the better and he won the Tour for the second time in a row. He completed the race with an average of 35.012 km/h.[4]
General classification
editFinal general classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Romain Gijssels (BEL)
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Dilecta–Wolber | 6h 29' 00" |
| 2 | Alfons Deloor (BEL)
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Daemers | 3'15" |
| 3 | Alfred Hamerlinck (BEL)
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Dilecta–Wolber | 4'30" |
| 4 | Jean Aerts (BEL)
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Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 5 | Félicien Vervaecke (BEL)
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Labor | s.t. |
| 6 | Jan-Jozef Horemans (BEL)
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Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 7 |  Cesar Bogaert (NED)
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Demol | 5'30" |
| 8 | Frans Bonduel (BEL)
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Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. |
| 9 | Léon Tommies (BEL)
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Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 10 | Léopold Roosemont (BEL)
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Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
References
edit- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1932". FirstCycling.com. 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1932 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 25 September 2023.
- ^ "16ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1932". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "1932»16thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 25 September 2023.
External links
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