1992 Tour of Flanders
| 1992 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5 April 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 260 km (161.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 37' 19" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 76th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1992. French rider Jacky Durand gained an upset victory. For the first time in the Tour of Flanders' history, a rider from the early breakaway stayed ahead until the finish.[1] The race was the second leg of the UCI Road World Cup. 123 of 186 riders finished.[2][3]
Route
[edit]The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 260 km.
The course featured 14 categorized climbs:
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Results
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacky Durand (FRA)
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Castorama | 6h 37' 19" |
| 2 |  Thomas Wegmüller (SUI)
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Lotus–Festina | + 48" |
| 3 |  Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL)
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Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 1' 44" |
| 4 |  Maurizio Fondriest (ITA)
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Panasonic–Sportlife | s.t. |
| 5 |  Frans Maassen (NED)
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Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 1' 57" |
| 6 | Jelle Nijdam (NED)
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Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 7 | Marc Madiot (FRA)
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Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 8 |  Jesper Skibby (DEN)
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TVM–Sanyo | s.t. |
| 9 | Franco Ballerini (ITA)
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GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 10 | Dirk De Wolf (BEL)
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Chateau d'Ax | s.t. |
External links
[edit]- Video of the 1992 Tour of Flanders Archived 2016-04-05 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
References
[edit]- ^ "Durand: "J'ai atteint l'inaccessible"". eurosport.fr (in French). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1992 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, ISBN 90-20951-37-8, p 88-89
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