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| Dates | 2 April 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 275 km (170.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8h 15' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 34th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1950. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a two-minute lead over Briek Schotte. Frenchman Louis Caput was third at more than nine minutes. It was Magni's second consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders. 21 of 220 riders finished.
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 275 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
|
Ganna | 8h 15' 00" |
| 2 |  Briek Schotte (BEL)
|
Alcyon–Dunlop | + 2' 10" |
| 3 |  Louis Caput (FRA)
|
Olympia–Dunlop | + 9' 20" |
| 4 | Maurice Diot (FRA)
|
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 5 | André Maelbrancke (BEL)
|
Star Nord | s.t. |
| 6 | Eugène van Roosbroeck (BEL)
|
Alcyon–Dunlop | s.t. |
| 7 | Valère Ollivier (BEL)
|
Bertin–Wolber | + 12' 15" |
| 8 | Roger Gyselinck (BEL)
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Groene Leeuw | s.t. |
| 9 | Basiel Wambeke (BEL)
|
Condor | + 13' 15" |
| 10 | César Marcelak (FRA)
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Mercier–Hutchinson | + 15' 10" |
References
- Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 100
- McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1950 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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