The 38th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 4 April 1954. Belgian Raymond Impanis won the race in a two-man sprint with French rider François Mahé.[1] 38 of 230 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 255 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
- Kluisberg
- Kwaremont
- Kruisberg
- Edelareberg
- Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Raymond Impanis (BEL)
|
Mercier–Hutchinson | 7h 33' 00" |
| 2 |  François Mahé (FRA)
|
Bertin–d'Alessandro | + 1" |
| 3 | Alfons Van den Brande (BEL)
|
Libertas | + 33" |
| 4 | Marcel Rijckaert (BEL)
|
Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel De Mulder (BEL)
|
Terrot–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 6 | Marcel Hendrickx (BEL)
|
Arbos–Bubba | + 45" |
| 7 | André Rosseel (BEL)
|
Terrot–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 8 | Valère Ollivier (BEL)
|
Bertin–d'Alessandro | s.t. |
| 9 | Roger Decock (BEL)
|
Bertin–d'Alessandro | s.t. |
| 10 |  Alfredo Martini (ITA)
|
Atala | s.t. |
References
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 108
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1954 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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