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1951 Tour of Flanders

35th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates 1 April 1951
Stages 1
Distance 274 km (170.3 mi)
Winning time 7h 43' 03"
Results
  Winner  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (Ganna)
  Second  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Attilio Redolfi (FRA) (Mercier–A.Magne)
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1952 →
  Winner  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) (Ganna)
  Second  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) (Mercier–Hutchinson)
  Third  Attilio Redolfi (FRA) (Mercier–A.Magne)

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. 30 of 196 riders finished.

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


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