The 29th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 10 June 1945. Belgian

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won the Monument. Of the 91 starting cyclists, 31 reached the finish.

Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 222 km (137.9 miles) on the way to the finish in Wetteren. The course featured 3 categorized climbs: *

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* Kruisberg *

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Race report

A tough race thinned out the peloton and a leading group of 23 riders rode to the finish. Sylvain Grysolle jumped away and reached the finish line alone. Grysolle completed the race with an average of 34,96 km/h.

General classification

Final general classification

References

External links

* Tour of Flanders 1945 in road cycling 1945 in Belgian sport {{TourofFlanders-race-stub