1990 Tour of Flanders

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74th Tour of Flanders
1990 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 of 13
Race details
Dates1 April 1990
Stages1
Distance262 km (162.8 mi)
Winning time6h 47' 25"
Results
  Winner  Moreno Argentin (ITA) (Ariostea)
  Second  Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) (PDM–Concorde)
  Third  John Talen (NED) (Panasonic–Sportlife)
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The 74th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 1 April 1990. Italian Moreno Argentin won the race in a two-man sprint with Rudy Dhaenens. 102 of 194 riders finished the race.[1][2]

Race report[]

The race was run in exceptionally warm and sunny April weather. Italian Fabio Roscioli was the last survivor of an early breakaway, but was caught by a seven-man group on the Eikenberg. 30 from the finish, Laurent Fignon and Per Pedersen broke away from the group, but were counterattacked and dropped by Moreno Argentin and Rudy Dhaenens. Argentin, a four-time winner of Liège–Bastogne–Liège easily won the two-man sprint. [1]

Route[]

The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 262 km.
The course featured 13 categorized climbs:

Results[]

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Moreno Argentin (ITA) Ariostea 6h 47' 25"
2  Rudy Dhaenens (BEL) PDM–Concorde s.t.
3  John Talen (NED) Panasonic–Sportlife + 11"
4  Carlo Bomans (BEL) Weinmann s.t.
5  Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) Del Tongo + 14"
6  Jan Schur (GDR) Chateau d'Ax + 23"
7  Niki Rüttimann (SUI) Helvetia–Fichtel & Sachs s.t.
8  Claude Criquielion (BEL) Lotto–Superclub + 37"
9  Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) RMO s.t.
10  Franco Ballerini (ITA) Del Tongo s.t.

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 212
  2. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1990 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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