1951 Tour of Flanders

The 35th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1951. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a five-and-a-half minute lead over Frenchman Bernard Gauthier. It was Magni's third consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders; the first and to date only rider to achieve this feat.[1] 30 of 196 riders finished.[2]

35th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates1 April 1951
Stages1
Distance274 km (170.3 mi)
Winning time7h 43' 03"
Results
  Winner  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (Ganna)
  Second  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Attilio Redolfi (FRA) (Mercier–A.Magne)

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 274 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:

Results
Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Ganna 7h 43' 03"
2  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) Mercier–Hutchinson + 5' 35"
3  Attilio Redolfi [N 1] (FRA) Mercier–A.Magne + 10' 32"
4  Loretto Petrucci (ITA) Taurea s.t.
5  Jean Baldassari (FRA) Mercier–Le Greves + 11' 50"
6  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson + 12' 30"
7  Raymond Impanis (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop + 14' 06"
8  André Pieters (BEL) Devos Sport + 15' 30"
9  André Declerck (BEL) Bertin + 15' 50"
10  Valère Ollivier (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson + 18' 05"

Notes
  1. Attilio Redolfi, born Italian, was naturalized French in 1949.[3]
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References
  1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 104
  2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1951 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. "Atillio Redolfi". siteducyclisme.net. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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