The 33rd edition of the Tour of Flanderscycling classic took place on Sunday, 10 April 1949. Italian cyclist Fiorenzo Magni emerged victorious in a sprint finish involving 18 riders, with Belgians Valère Ollivier and Briek Schotte securing second and third place, respectively. Magni's victory marked the second time a non-Belgian rider had won the Tour of Flanders and also established him as the first Italian to achieve this feat.[1] Out of the 225 participating riders, 52 successfully completed the race.[2]
^Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN90-73322-02-2, p 100
^McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1949 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.