1937 Tour of Flanders

The 21st edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 21 March 1937.^[1] Belgian Michel d'Hooghe won the Monument. Of the 181 starting cyclists, 43 reached the finish.^[2]

1937 Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	21 March 1937
Stages	1
Distance	267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time	7h 29' 00"
Results
Winner  Michel D'Hooghe (BEL)   Second  Hubert Deltour (BEL)   Third  Louis Hardiquest (BEL)
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Route

The race started in Ghent and covered 267 km on the way to the finish in Wetteren.^[3]

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:

• Kwaremont
• Kruisberg
• Edelareberg

Race report

25 year-old D'Hooghe won the bunch sprint from a group of ten. He completed the race with an average of 35,679 km/h.^[4]

Notable

Like many other cyclists of his generation, Michel D'Hooghe's professional career was cut short due to the Second World War, during which he died as a result of an aerial bombardment over the city of Lokeren in May 1940.^[5]

General classification

Final general classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michel D'Hooghe (BEL)	Van Hauwaert	7h 29' 00"
2	Hubert Deltour (BEL)	Alcyon–Dunlop	s.t.
3	Louis Hardiquest (BEL)	Dilecta–Wolber	s.t.
4	Adolphe Braeckeveldt (BEL)	Helyett-Splendor	s.t.
5	Alfons Schepers (BEL)	Colin-Wolber	s.t.
6	Albert Hendrickx (BEL)	Labor–Dunlop	s.t.
7	René Walschot (BEL)	J.B. Louvet–Wolber	s.t.
8	Jean Wauters (BEL)	Helyett-Splendor	s.t.
9	Sylvère Maes (BEL)	Alcyon–Dunlop	s.t.
10	Albertin Disseaux (BEL)	Helyett-Splendor	s.t.