Back طواف فلاندرز 1913 Arabic Tour de Flandes 1913 Catalan Flandern-Rundfahrt 1913 German Tour de Flandes 1913 Spanish Tour des Flandres 1913 French Giro delle Fiandre 1913 Italian Ronde van Vlaanderen 1913 Dutch 1913 Ronde van Vlaanderen Turkish
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| Dates | 25 May 1913 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 324 km (201.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 03' 10" | ||||||||||||
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The first edition of the Tour of Flanders, a cycling race in Belgium, was held on 25 May 1913.[1] Paul Deman won the event in a five-man sprint before Joseph Van Daele and Victor Doms.[2] The event was created by sports journalist Karel Van Wijnendaele and organized by sports newspaper Sportwereld.
The event started in Ghent and finished in Mariakerke, on the outskirts of Ghent, covering a distance of 324 kilometres (201.3 miles). It finished on the velodrome of Mariakerke, a wooden track built around a pond, with four final laps before the official finish.[1] 37 riders started the race, there were 16 classified finishers.[2]