1947 Tour of Flanders

31st Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	27 April 1947
Stages	1
Distance	257 km (159.7 mi)
Winning time	7h 03' 00"
Results
Winner  Emiel Faignaert (BEL) (Groene Leeuw)   Second  Roger Desmet (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)   Third  Rik Renders (BEL) (Garin–Wolber)

The 31st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 April 1947. Belgian Emiel Faignaert won the race in a tree-man sprint in Wetteren.^[1] 55 of 213 riders finished.^[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 257 km. The course featured three categorized climbs:

Kwaremont Kruisberg Edelareberg

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Emiel Faignaert (BEL)	Groene Leeuw	7h 03' 00"
2	Roger Desmet (BEL)	Alcyon–Dunlop	s.t.
3	Rik Renders (BEL)	Garin–Wolber	s.t.
4	Kamiel Beeckman (BEL)	Thompson	+ 12"
5	Louis Thiétard (FRA)	Métropole–Dunlop	+ 2' 05"
6	Raymond Desmedt (BEL)	Alcyon–Dunlop	+ 2' 20"
7	Kléber Piot (FRA)	Métropole–Dunlop	+ 2' 30"
8	Georges Claes (BEL)	Rochet–Dunlop	s.t.
9	Odiel Van Den Meersschaut (BEL)	Garin–Wolber	s.t.
10	Marcel Ryckaert (BEL)	Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 2' 50"

References

1. Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 88
2. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1947 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 March 2016.