| Race details | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4 April 1954 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 255 km (158.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 33' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 38th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1954. Belgian Raymond Impanis won the race in a two-man sprint with French rider François Mahé.[1] 38 of 230 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 255 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
- Kluisberg
- Kwaremont
- Kruisberg
- Edelareberg
- Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | 7h 33' 00" |
| 2 |  François Mahé (FRA) |
Bertin–d'Alessandro | + 1" |
| 3 | Alfons Van den Brande (BEL) |
Libertas | + 33" |
| 4 | Marcel Rijckaert (BEL) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel De Mulder (BEL) |
Terrot–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 6 | Marcel Hendrickx (BEL) |
Arbos–Bubba | + 45" |
| 7 | André Rosseel (BEL) |
Terrot–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 8 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) |
Bertin–d'Alessandro | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Decock (BEL) |
Bertin–d'Alessandro | s.t. |
| 10 |  Alfredo Martini (ITA) |
Atala | s.t. |
References
- ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 108
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1954 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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