The 13th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 25 March 1928.[1] Belgian Jan Mertens won the Monument. Of the 40 starting cyclists, 25 reached the finish.[2]

1928 Tour of Flanders
Race details
DatesMarch 25, 1928
Stages1
Distance225 km (139.8 mi)
Winning time6h 55' 00"
Results
  Winner  Jan Mertens (BEL)
  Second  August Mortelmans (BEL)
  Third  Louis Delannoy (BEL)
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Route

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The race had Ghent as both start and finish place and covered 225 km.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

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The final winner was Jan Mertens, who won in Ghent in front of his four breakaway companions. August Mortelmans finished second, while Louis Delannoy took the third place

Mertens completed the race with an average of 32.530 km/h.[4]

General classification

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Final general classification

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Rank Rider Team Time
1   Jan Mertens (BEL) Securitas 6h 55' 00"
2   August Mortelmans (BEL) Touring-Pirelli s.t.
3   Louis Delannoy (BEL) Securitas s.t.
4   Lucien Buysse (BEL) Automoto s.t.
5   Armand Van Bruaene (BEL) La Nordiste s.t.
6   Leander Gijssels (BEL) Automoto + 7' 30"
7   Julien Vervaecke (BEL) Armor-Dunlop + 7' 35"
8   Joseph Van Dam (BEL) Individual + 8' 30"
9   Jules Deschepper (BEL) Van Hauwaert + 8' 35"
10   Raoul Degroote (BEL) Individual + 8' 40"

References

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  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1928". FirstCycling.com. 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1928 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "12ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1928". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1928»12thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 28 September 2023.
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