The 13th edition of the

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cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 25 March 1928. Belgian Jan Mertens won the

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. Of the 40 starting cyclists, 25 reached the finish.

Route

The race had

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as both start and finish place and covered 225 km. The course featured 3 categorized climbs: *

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* Tiegemberg *

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Race report

The final winner was Jan Mertens, who won in Ghent in front of his four breakaway companions. August Mortelmans finished second, while Louis Delannoy took the third place Mertens completed the race with an average of 32.530 km/h.

General classification

Final general classification

References

External links

* Tour of Flanders 1928 in road cycling 1928 in Belgian sport {{TourofFlanders-race-stub