1943 Tour of Flanders

The 27th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 19 April 1943. Belgian Achiel Buysse won the Monument for a third time. In total, 37 of 126 riders finished.

Route
The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totalling 215 km (133 miles).

The course featured 3 categorized climbs:


 * Kwaremont
 * Kruisberg
 * Edelareberg

Race Report
Achiel Buysse won in the sprint ahead of his two breakaway companions in Ghent, Albert Sercu and Camille Beeckman. Buysse completed the race with an average of 35,05 km/h.