The 36th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 6 April 1952. Belgian Roger Decock won the race in a three-man sprint before Loretto Petrucci and Briek Schotte.[1] 43 of 210 riders finished.[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 258 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roger Decock (BEL) Bertin–d'Alessandro 7h 27' 00"
2  Loretto Petrucci (ITA) Bianchi–Pirelli s.t.
3  Briek Schotte (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop s.t.
4  Wim van Est (NED) Garin–Wolber + 15"
5  Attilio Redolfi (FRA) Mercier–Leducq + 23"
6  Louison Bobet (FRA) Stella–Huret–Dunlop + 1' 17"
7  Désiré Keteleer (BEL) Garin–Wolber + 1' 53"
8  Valère Ollivier (BEL) Bertin–d'Alessandro + 2' 17"
9  Jacques Dupont (FRA) Dilecta–Wolber + 2' 25"
10  Lode Anthonis (BEL) Terrot–Hutchinson + 11' 04"

References

  1. ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 104
  2. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1952 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.