The 32nd running of the

Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races: * Tour of Flanders (men's race) The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...

cycling classic was held on Sunday, 18 April 1948. Belgian

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won the race in a four-man sprint. It was Schotte's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after

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.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 88 265 riders, of which 50 non-Belgians, started the race, an all-time record. 85 of them finished.

Route

The race started in

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and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:

Results

References

Tour of Flanders 1948 in road cycling 1948 in Belgian sport

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