Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen
(Pro Tour)

In French, Tour des Flandres

Winners, podium, distance, average speed

The Ronde van Vlaanderen is the most important race on the Belgian calendar and one of the 1-day monuments in cycling that alone can make the winner's career a success. Originally run from Gent to Gent, it currently starts in Bruges and finishes in Meerbeke. The route is characterized by a series of short, sharp, cobbled climbs, in 2009 totaling 17.

It used to be held on the same day as Italy's Milan-San Remo, which is why there is only 1 pre-World War 2 foreign winner, Heiri Sutter (Switzerland). It was held in early April with Gent-Wevelgem coming a few days later (until 2010) with Paris-Roubaix on Sunday. Now Gent Wevelgem precedes "De Ronde".This makes for a glorious couple of weeks of racing with 3 major and terribly difficult 1-day races stacked into a very short period.

Year	First	Second	Third	Distance	Average Speed km/hr
1913	Paul Deman 12hr 3min 10sec	Jef Van Daele @ s.t.	Victor Doms  @ s.t.	324 km	26.88
1914	Marcel Buysse 10hr 20min	Henri Van Lerberghe @ s.t.	Pier Vendevelde @s.t.	280 km	27.10
1915- 1918	No Races held
1919	Henri Van Leerberghe 7hr 41min 18sec	Léon Buysse @ 14sec	Jules Van Hevel @ s.t.	230 km	26.42
1920	Jules Van Hevel 9hr 30min	Albert De Jonghe @ s.t.	Fons Von Hecke @ 1sec	248 km	26.11
1921	René Van Vermandel 9hr 56min	Jules Van Hevel @ s.t.	Leon Budts @ s.t.	262 km	25.17
1922	Léon de Vos 8hr 55min 20sec	Jean Brunier @ 7min 40sec	Francis Pélissier @ 27min 43sec	253 km	27.96
1923	Heiri Suter 9hr 16min 15sec	Charles Deruyter @ s.t.	Albert De Jonghe @ s.t.	243 km	26.21
1924	Gérard Debaets 10hr 19sec	René Vermandel @ 20sec	Félix Sellier @ 31sec	284 km	25.39
1925	Julien Delbecque 8hr 49min	Jef Pé @ s.t.	Hector Martin @ 4min 45sec	228 km	25.86
1926	Denis Verschueren 7hr 12min 30sec	Gustave Van Slembroeck @ s.t.	Raymond Decorte @ s.t.	217 km	30.10
1927	Gérard Debaets 7hr 12min 30sec	Gustave Van Slembroeck @ 1min 35sec	Maurice Dewaele @ 2min 20sec	217 km	30.83
1928	Jan Mertens 6hr 55min	August Mortelmans @ s.t.	Louis Delannoy @ s.t.	225 km	32.53
1929	Joseph Dervaes 7hr 1min 50sec	Georges Ronsse @ 4min 10sec	Fred Haemerlinck @ 5min 10sec	216 km	30.72
1930	Frans Bonduel 7hr 3min	Aimé Dossche @ 9min 15sec	Emile Joly @ s.t.	227 km	32.20
1931	Romain Gijssels 6hr 52min	Cesar Bogaert @ s.t.	Jan Aerts @ s.t.	227 km	33.06
1932	Romain Gijssels 6hr 29min	Alfons Deloor @ 3min 15sec	Fred Haemerlinck @ 4min 30sec	227 km	35.01
1933	Alfons Schepers 6hr 51min	Leon Tommies @ s.t.	Romain Gijssels @ s.t.	227 km	33.14
1934	Gaston Rebry 7hr 0min	Alfons Schepers @ 4min 16sec	Felicien Vervaecke @ s.t.	239 km	34.14
1935	Louis Duerloo 7hr 27min	Eloi Meulenbergh @ s.t.	Corneille Leemans @ s.t.	260 km	34.90
1936	Louis Hardiquest 7hr 30min	Edgard De Caluwé @ s.t.	François Neuville @ s.t.	250 km	33.33
1937	Michel D'Hooghe 7hr 29min	Hubert Deltour @ s.t.	Louis Hardiquest @ s.t.	267 km	35.68
1938	Edgard De Caluwé 7hr 42min	Silvere Maes @ s.t.	Marcel Kint @ s.t.	260 km	33.77
1939	Karel Kaers 6hr 32min	Romain Maes @ 3 lengths	Edward Vissers @ 10sec	230 km	35.20
1940	Achiel Buysse 6hr 2min	Georges Christiaens @ 20sec	Briek Schotte @ s.t.	211 km	34.97
1941	Achiel Buysse 5hr 38min	Staf Van Overloop @ s.t.	Odiel Van der Meerschaut @ s.t.	198 km	34.98
1942	Briek Schotte 6hr 26min	Georges Claes @ 5sec	Robert Van Eenaeme @ s.t.	226 km	35.12
1943	Achiel Buysse 6hr 7min 58sec	Albert Sercu @ s.t.	Kamiel Beeckman @ s.t.	205 km	33.43
1944	Rik Van Steenbergen 6hr 23min	Briek Schotte @ s.t.	Jef Moerenhout @ s.t.	224 km	35.09
1945	Sylvain Grysolle 6hr 12min	Albert Sercu @ 15sec	Jef Moerenhout @ s.t.	222 km	34.96
1946	Rik Van Steenbergen 6hr 51min	Louis Thietard @ 1min 10sec	Briek Schotte @ s.t.	246 km	35.91
1947	Emiel Faigneart 7hr 5min	Roger Desmet @ s.t.	Henri Renders @ s.t.	257 km	36.28
1948	Briek Schotte 6hr 43min	Albert Ramon @ s.t.	Marcel Rijckaert @ s.t.	257 km	38.26
1949	Fiorenzo Magni 7hr 21min	Valere Olivier @ s.t.	Briek Schotte @ s.t.	260 km	35.37
1950	Fiorenzo Magni 8r 15min	Briek Schotte @ 2min 15sec	Louis Caput @ 9min 20sec	273 km	33.09
1951	Fiorenzo Magni 7hr 43min 3sec	Barnard Gauthier @ 5min 35sec	Attilio Redolfi @ 10min 32sec	274 km	35.50
1952	Roger Decock 7hr 27min	Loretto Petrucci @ s.t.	Briek Schotte @ s.t.	258 km	34.63
1953	Wim Van Est 7hr 19min	Desire Keteleer @ s.t.	Bernard Gauthier @ 45sec	253 km	34.58
1954	Raymond Impanis 7hr 33min	François Mahé @ s.t.	Alphonse Vandenbrande @ 30sec	255 km	33.77
1955	Louison Bobet 7hr 27min	Hugo Koblet @ s.t.	Rik Van Steenbergen @ s.t.	263 km	35.30
1956	Jean Forestier 6hr 9min	Stan Ockers @ 9sec	Leon Van Daele @ s.t.	238 km	38.70
1957	Fred de Bruyne 5hr 58min	Jozef Planckaert @ s.t.	Norbert Kerkhove @ s.t.	242 km	40.56
1958	Germain Derycke 6hr 7min	Willy Truye @ s.t.	Angelo Conterno @ s.t.	230 km	37.60
1959	Rik Van Looy 6hr 14min	Frans Schubben @ 2 lengths	Gilbert Desmet @ 10 meters	242 km	38.82
1960	Arthur De Cabooter 5hr 52min	Jean Graczyk @ s.t.	Rik Van Looy @ s.t.	227 km	38.69
1961	Tom Simpson 6hr 22min	Nino Defilippis @ s.t.	Jo de Haan @ 11sec	255 km	35.34
1962	Rik Van Looy 6hr 39min 56sec	Michel Van Aerde @ 9sec	Norbert Kerkhove @ s.t.	256 km	38.438
1963	Noel Foré 6hr 8min 42sec	Frans Melckenbeeck @ s.t.	Tom Simpson @ s.t.	249 km	40.68
1964	Rudi Altig 5hr 43min 27sec	Benoni Beheyt @ 4min 5sec	Jo De Roo @ s.t.	236 km	41.228
1965	Jo de Roo 5hr 47min 29sec	Edward Sels s.t.	Georges Vanconigsloo @ 33sec	272 km	40.577
1966	Edward Sels 5hr 53min	Adriano Durante @ s.t.	Georges Vanderberghe @ s.t.	243 km	41.303
1967	Dino Zandegu 6hr 16min	Noel Foré @ s.t.	Eddy Merckx @ 20sec	245 km	39.10
1968	Walter Godefroot 5hr 52min	Rudi Altig (Germany) @ s.t. Guido Reybrouck finished 2nd but was disqualified	Jan Janssen @ s.t.	249 km	42.44
1969	Eddy Merckx 6hr 20min	Felice Gimondi @ 5min 36sec	Marino Basso @ 8min 28sec	259 km	40.89
1970	Eric Leman 6hr 24min	Walter Godefroot @ s.t.	Eddy Merckx @ s.t.	265 km	41.41
1971	Evert Dolman 6hr 12min	Frans Kerremans @ 2sec	Cyrille Guimard s.t.	268 km	43.225
1972	Eric Leman 6hr 4min 30sec	Andre Dierickx @ s.t.	Frans Verbeeck @ s.t.	250 km	41.152
1973	Eric Leman 6hr 17min	Freddy Maertens @ s.t.	Eddy Merckx @ s.t.	260 km	41.379
1974	Cees Bal 6hr 10min	Frans Verbeeck @ 19sec	Eddy Merckx @ s.t. (Walter Godefroot came in 3rd but was disqualified)	256 km	41.513
1975	Eddy Merckx 6hr 16min	Frans Verbeeck @ 30sec	Marc de Meyer @ 5min 2sec	255 km	40.690
1976	Walter Planckaert 6hr 10min	Francesco Moser @ s.t.	Marc de Meyer @ s.t.	261 km	42.234
1977	Roger de Vlaeminck 6hr 44min	(Freddy Maertens) Disqualified, dope and illegal bike change	(Walter Planckert) Disqualified, dope positive	260 km	39.207
1978	Walter Godefroot 6hr 12min	Michel Pollentier @ s.t.	Gregor Braun @ s.t.	260 km	41.935
1979	Jan Raas 6hr 31min	Marc de Meyer @ 1min 4sec	Daniel Willems @ 1min 15sec	267 km	40.971
1980	Michel Pollentier 6hr 35min 40sec	Francesco Moser s.t.	Jan Raas s.t.	265 km	38.459
1981	Hennie Kuiper 6hr 32min 37sec	Frits Pirard @ 1min 3sec	Jan Raas @ 1min 6sec	267 km	40.650
1982	Reneé Martens 6hr 35min 40sec	Eddy Planckaert @ 21sec	Rudy Pevenage @ s.t.	267 km	40.566
1983	Jan Raas 6hr 37min 27sec	Ludo Peeters @ 1min 30sec	Marc Sergeant @ s.t.	272 km	41.061
1984	Johan Lammerts 6hr 45min 47sec	Sean Kelly @ 25sec	Jean-Luc Vandenboucke @ s.t.	268 km	39.692
1985	Eric Vanderaerden 6hr 49min 50sec	Phil Anderson @ 41sec	Henni Kuiper @ 1min 1sec	271 km	39.605
1986	Adrie van der Poel 7hr 10min 50sec	Sean Kelly @ s.t.	Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande s.t.	275 km	38.297
1987	Claude Criquielion 7hr 15min 30sec	Sean Kelly @ 1sec	Eric Vanderaerden @ s.t.	274 km	37.350
1988	Eddy Planckaert 7hr 27min 28sec	Phil Anderson @ s.t.	Adrie van der Poel @ 18sec	279 km	37.810
1989	Edwig Van Hooydonck 7hr 1min 0se	Herman Frison @ 22sec	Dag-Otto Lauritzen @ s.t.	264 km	37.625
1990	Moreno Argentin 6hr 47min 25sec	Rudy Dhaenens @ s.t.	John Talen @ 11sec	265 km	39.026
1991	Edwig van Hooydonck 7hr 2min 0sec	Johan Museeuw @ 45sec	Rolf Sörenson @ s.t.	261 km	36.682
1992	Jacky Durand 6hr 37min 19sec	Thomas Wegmüller @ 48sec	Edwig Van Hooydonck @ 1min 44sec	260 km	39.263
1993	Johan Museeuw 6hr 33min 0sec	Frans Maassen @ s.t.	Dario Botero @ 22sec	263 km	40.153
1994	Gianni Bugno 6hr 45min 20sec	Johan Museeuw @ s.t.	Andrei Tchmil @ s.t.	268 km	39.668
1995	Johan Museeuw 6hr 36min 24sec	Fabio Baldato @ 1min 27sec	Andrei Tchmil s.t.	261 km	39.506
1996	Michele Bartoli 6hr 27min 0sec	Fabio Baldato @ 55sec	Johan Museeuw @ s.t.	269 km	41.705
1997	Rolf Sörensen 5hr 57min 1sec	Frederic Moncassin @ 7sec	Franco Ballerini @ 8sec	256 km	43.023
1998	Johan Museeuw 6hr 50min 2sec	Stefano Zanini @ 43sec	Andrei Tchmil @ s.t.	277 km	39.580
1999	Peter Van Petegem 6hr 15min 0sec	Frank Vandenbroucke @ s.t.	Johan Museeuw @ 1sec	270 km	43.200
2000	Andrei Tchmil 6hr 48min 17sec	Dario Pieri @ 4sec	Romans Vainsteins @ s.t.	269 km	39.531
2001	Gianluca Bortolami 6hr 10min 23sec	Erik Dekker @ s.t.	Denis Zanette @ s.t.	269 km	43.580
2002	Andrea Tafi 6ht 53min 0sec	Johan Museeuw @ 21sec	Peter Van Petegam @ s.t.	264 km	38.352
2003	Peter Van Petegem 6hr 18min 48sec	Frank Vandenbroucke @ 2sec	Stuart O'Grady @ 19sec	254 km	40.232
2004	Steffen Wesemann 6hr 39min 0sec	Lief Hoste @ s.t.	Dave Bruylandts @ s.t.	257 km	38.647
2005	Tom Boonen 6hr 22min	Andreas Klier @ 35sec	Peter Van Petegem @ 40sec	256 km	40.2
2006	Tom Boonen 6hr 24min 26sec	Leif Hoste @ s.t.	George Hincapie @ 1min 17sec	259 km	40.423
2007	Alessandro Ballan 6hr 10min 15sec	Leif Hoste @ s.t.	Luca Paolini @ 5sec	259 km	41.971
2008	Stijn Devolder 6ht 24min 2sec	Nick Nuyens @ 15sec	Juan Antonio Flecha @ s.t.	264 km	41.246
2009	Stijn Devolder 6hr 1min 4sec	Heinrich Haussler @ 59sec	Philippe Gilbert @ s.t.	261.5 km	43.45
2010	Fabian Cancellara 6hr 25min 56sec	Tom Boonen @ 1min 15sec	Philippe Gilbert @ 2min 11sec	262 km	40.732
2011	Nick Nuyens 6hr 1min 20sec	Sylvain Chavanel @ s.t.	Fabian Cancellara @ s.t.	256 km	42.509