1993 Tour of Flanders

Tour of Flanders
1993 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 of 11
	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
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1992 1994 →

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

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

There were 16 categorized climbs:

Results

	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

^ "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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[1] "Report 1993 Ronde van Vlaanderen". Sporza (in Dutch). 3 April 2019.

[2] McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1992 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[Vanwalleghem_p88-89-3] Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, ISBN 90-20951-37-8, p88-89

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