1993 Tour of Flanders
| 1993 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 of 11 | |||||||||||||
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 Museeuw finishing first in the 1993 Tour of Flanders | |||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 4 April 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 263 km (163.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 33' 00" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 77th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1993.[1]
It was the second leg of the 1993 UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his first Tour of Flanders in a two-man sprint against Frans Maassen.[2] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).[3]
Race Summary
[edit]At 68 km from the finish, eight riders broke away, with twofold winner Edwig Van Hooydonck and Belgian national champion Johan Museeuw at the front. Museeuw attacked on Tenbosse climb, followed by Dutchman Frans Maassen. Maassen, considered the slower sprinter, refused to work after the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Museeuw and Maassen stayed ahead, with Museeuw controlling the sprint and taking his first win in the World Cup race. Dario Bottaro won the sprint for third.
Climbs
[edit]There were 16 categorized climbs:
Results
[edit]| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Johan Museeuw (BEL)
|
GB–MG Maglificio | 6h 33' 00" |
| 2 |  Frans Maassen (NED)
|
WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 3 |  Dario Bottaro (ITA)
|
Mecair–Ballan | + 22" |
| 4 | Marc Sergeant (BEL)
|
Novemail–Histor–Laser Computer | + 33" |
| 5 | Max Sciandri (ITA)
|
Motorola | + 46" |
| 6 | Franco Ballerini (ITA)
|
GB–MG Maglificio | s.t. |
| 7 | Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL)
|
WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 8 | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) 
|
Lampre–Polti | s.t. |
| 9 |  Olaf Ludwig (GER)
|
Team Telekom | + 1' 03" |
| 10 | Johan Capiot (BEL)
|
TVM–Bison Kit | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Report 1993 Ronde van Vlaanderen". Sporza (in Dutch). 3 April 2019.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1992 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, ISBN 90-20951-37-8, p88-89
External links
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