The 17th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 2 April 1933.[1] Belgian Alfons Schepers won the Monument. Of the 164 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish.[2]

1933 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates2 April 1933
Stages1
Distance227 km (141.1 mi)
Winning time6h 51' 00"
Results
  Winner  Alfons Schepers (BEL)
  Second  Léon Tommies (BEL)
  Third  Romain Gijssels (BEL)
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Route

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The 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

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Alfons Schepers won the bunch sprint in Wetteren. He completed the race with an average of 33.138 km/h.[4]

General classification

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Final general classification

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Rank Rider Team Time
1   Alfons Schepers (BEL) La Française-Dunlop 6h 51' 00"
2   Léon Tommies (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
3   Romain Gijssels (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
4   Alfons Deloor (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
5   Joseph Lambert (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
6   Léon Louyet (BEL) Genial Lucifer-Hutchinson s.t.
7   Emiel Decroix (BEL) Cycles Depas s.t.
8   Georges Lemaire (BEL) Cycles Depas s.t.
9   Jozef-Hubert Horemans (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
10   Sylvère Maes (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.

References

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  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1933". FirstCycling.com. 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1933 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "17ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1933". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1933»17thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 25 September 2023.
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