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1937 Tour Of Flanders
The 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders Classic cycle races, cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1937. Belgian Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist), Michel d'Hooghe won the Cycling monument, Monument. Of the 181 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish. Route The race started in Ghent and covered 267 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren. The course featured 3 categorized climbs: * Kwaremont * Kruisberg * Edelareberg Race report 25 year-old D'Hooghe won the bunch sprint from a group of ten. He completed the race with an average of 35,679 km/h. Notable Like many other cyclists of his generation, Michel D'Hooghe's professional career was cut short due to the Second World War, during which he died as a result of an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940. General classification Final general classification References External links * Tour of Flanders 1937 in road cycling 1937 in Belgian sport {{TourofFlander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel D'Hooghe (cyclist)
Michel D'Hooghe (19 February 1912 – 12 May 1940) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the Tour of Flanders in 1937. D'Hooghe was killed in action during World War II, during an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940. Major results ; Source: ; 1933 : 1st Omloop der Vlaamse Gewesten independents ; 1934 : 3rd Grote 1-MeiPrijs ; 1935 : 2nd Omloop van het Houtland : 2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman (nl) : 4th Ronde van Limburg ; 1936 : 1st Ronde van Limburg : 1st GP Marcel Kint : 2nd Grote 1-MeiPrijs : 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 2nd GP Frans Melckenbeeck (nl) : 2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen : 2nd Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships : 3rd De Drie Zustersteden ; 1937 : 1st Tour of Flanders : 1st Grote Prijs Stad Sint-Niklaas : 2nd GP Stad Vilvoorde : 2nd Scheldeprijs : 3rd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen : 4th GP Marcel Kint : 7th Road race, UCI World Championships The UCI World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |