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Dates | April 2, 1944 | |||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||
Distance | 224 km (139.2 mi) | |||||||||
Winning time | 6h 23' 30" | |||||||||
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The 28th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1944.[1] Belgian Rik van Steenbergen finished as first. Aged 19, he still is the youngest cyclist ever to win this Monument. Of the 103 starting cyclists, 34 reached the finish [2]