1950 Tour of Flanders
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| Dates | 2 April 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 275 km (170.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8h 15' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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| Winner |
 Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
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(Ganna) | |
| Second |
 Briek Schotte (BEL)
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(Alcyon–Dunlop) | |
| Third |
 Louis Caput (FRA)
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(Olympia–Dunlop) |
The 34th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 2 April 1950. Italian Fiorenzo Magni won the race with a two-minute lead over Briek Schotte. Frenchman Louis Caput was third at more than nine minutes. It was Magni's second consecutive victory in the Tour of Flanders. 21 of 220 riders finished.
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 275 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
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