Tour of Flanders

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Tour of Flanders

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Local name:Ronde van Vlaanderen

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Region:Flanders, Belgium

Related Topics:
Flanders - Belgium

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Date:Early April

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Type:One-day race

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History

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First Edition:1913

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Number of Editions:89

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First Winner:Paul Deman, ({{BEL}})

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Most Recent:Tom Boonen, ({{BEL}})

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Most Wins:Achiel Buysse, ({{BEL}}),Fiorenzo Magni ({{ITA}}),Eric Leman, ({{BEL}}) and Johan Museeuw ({{BEL}}),3 times

Related Topics:
Achiel Buysse - Fiorenzo Magni - Eric Leman - Johan Museeuw

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The Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium. It is held every spring, exactly one week before Paris-Roubaix, and it used to be part of the UCI World Cup. It is now part of the UCI ProTour and is regarded as one of the 'Monuments' of the European professional cycling calendar.

Related Topics:
Dutch - Road cycling race - Flanders - Belgium - Paris-Roubaix - UCI World Cup - UCI ProTour - Monuments

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