The 16th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 13 March 1932.[1] Belgian Romain Gijssels won the Monument for a second time. Of the 120 starting cyclists, 44 reached the finish.[2]

1932 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates13 March 1932
Stages1
Distance227 km (141.1 mi)
Winning time6h 29' 00"
Results
  Winner  Romain Gijssels (BEL)
  Second  Alfons Deloor (BEL)
  Third  Alfred Hamerlinck (BEL)
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Route

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The race started in Ghent and covered 227 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

Race report

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Last year's winner Romain Gijssels had strong opposition from Jef Demuysere, Georges Ronsse and Frans Bonduel. Although, on the cobblestones of the Flemish hills, he was clearly the better and he won the Tour for the second time in a row. He completed the race with an average of 35.012 km/h.[4]

General classification

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Final general classification

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Rank Rider Team Time
1   Romain Gijssels (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber 6h 29' 00"
2   Alfons Deloor (BEL) Daemers 3'15"
3   Alfred Hamerlinck (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber 4'30"
4   Jean Aerts (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
5   Félicien Vervaecke (BEL) Labor s.t.
6   Jan-Jozef Horemans (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
7   Cesar Bogaert (NED) Demol 5'30"
8   Frans Bonduel (BEL) Dilecta–Wolber s.t.
9   Léon Tommies (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
10   Léopold Roosemont (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.

References

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  1. ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1932". FirstCycling.com. 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Cyclisme sur route - Tour des Flandres - 1932 - Résultats détaillés". les-sports.info (in French). 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ "16ème Ronde van Vlaanderen 1932". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "1932»16thRonde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres". ProcyclingStats. 25 September 2023.
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