1951 Tour of Flanders

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Dates1 April 1951
Stages1
Distance274 km (170.3 mi)
Winning time7h 43' 03"
35th Tour of Flanders
Event poster
Event poster
Race details
Dates1 April 1951
Stages1
Distance274 km (170.3 mi)
Winning time7h 43' 03"
Results
  Winner  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (Ganna)
  Second  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Attilio Redolfi (FRA) (Mercier–A.Magne)
 1950
1952 

The 35th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1951. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a five-and-a-half minute lead over Frenchman Bernard Gauthier. It was Magni's third consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders; the first and to date only rider to achieve this feat.[1] 30 of 196 riders finished.[2]

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 274 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:

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