1913 Tour of Flanders

1913 Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates25 May 1913
Stages1
Distance324 km (201.3 mi)
Winning time12h 03' 10"
Results
  Winner  Paul Deman (BEL) (Automoto)
  Second  Joseph Van Daele (BEL) (JB Louvet)
  Third  Victor Doms (BEL) (Automoto)
1914 →

The first edition of the Tour of Flanders, a cycling race in Belgium, was held on 25 May 1913.[1] Paul Deman won the event in a five-man sprint before Joseph Van Daele and Victor Doms.[2] The event was created by sports journalist Karel Van Wijnendaele and organized by sports newspaper Sportwereld.

The event started in Ghent and finished in Mariakerke, on the outskirts of Ghent, covering a distance of 324 kilometres (201.3 miles). It finished on the velodrome of Mariakerke, a wooden track built around a pond, with four final laps before the official finish.[1] 37 riders started the race, there were 16 classified finishers.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Vanwalleghem p 16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Boyce, Barry. "A Belgian Monument is Born". Cycling Revealed. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 April 2013.