1992 Tour of Flanders
{{short description|1992 cycle race}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 76th Tour of Flanders
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size =
| series = 1992 UCI Road World Cup
| race_no = 2
| series_no =
| date = 5 April 1992
| stages = 1
| distance = 260
| unit = km
| time = 6h 37' 19"
| speed = 39.263
| organizer = Het Nieuwsblad
| first = Jacky Durand
| first_nat = FRA
| first_natvar =
| first_team = Castorama
| second = Thomas Wegmüller
| second_nat = SUI
| second_natvar =
| second_team = {{UCI team code|FES|1992}}
| third = Edwig Van Hooydonck
| third_nat = BEL
| third_natvar =
| third_team = {{UCI team code|TLJ|1992}}
| previous = 1991
| next = 1993
}}
The 76th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1992. French rider Jacky Durand gained an upset victory. For the first time in the Tour of Flanders' history, a rider from the early breakaway stayed ahead until the finish.{{cite web|title=Durand: "J'ai atteint l'inaccessible"|url=http://www.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/tour-des-flandres/2011/le-hold-up-du-siecle_sto2732686/story.shtml|website=eurosport.fr|accessdate=29 February 2016|language=French}} The race was the second leg of the UCI Road World Cup. 123 of 186 riders finished.{{cite web|last1=McGann|last2=McGann|first1=Bill|first2=Carol|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/classics/Tour%20of%20Flanders/1992-tour-of-flanders.html |title= 1992 Ronde van Vlaanderen results |work=BikeRaceInfo|publisher=McGann Publishing|location=Cherokee Village, AR|accessdate=29 February 2016}}Vanwalleghem, Rik (2003), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Lannoo, Belgium, {{ISBN|90-20951-37-8}}, p 88-89
Route
The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 260 km.
The course featured 14 categorized climbs:
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Results
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{{cyclingresult|1|Jacky Durand|FRA|Castorama|6h 37' 19"}}
{{cyclingresult|2|Thomas Wegmüller|SUI|{{UCI team code|FES|1992}}|+ 48"}}
{{cyclingresult|3|Edwig Van Hooydonck|BEL|{{UCI team code|TLJ|1992}}|+ 1' 44"}}
{{cyclingresult|4|Maurizio Fondriest|ITA|Panasonic–Sportlife|s.t.}}
{{cyclingresult|5|Frans Maassen|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|1992}}|+ 1' 57"}}
{{cyclingresult|6|Jelle Nijdam|NED|{{UCI team code|TLJ|1992}}|s.t.}}
{{cyclingresult|7|Marc Madiot|FRA|{{UCI team code|TEL|1992}}|s.t.}}
{{cyclingresult|8|Jesper Skibby|DEN|{{UCI team code|TVM|1992}}|s.t.}}
{{cyclingresult|9|Franco Ballerini|ITA|{{UCI team code|RIS|1992}}|s.t.}}
{{cyclingresult|10|Dirk De Wolf|BEL|Chateau d'Ax|s.t.}}
{{cyclingresult end}}
External links
- [http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/retro/retro_voorjaarsklassiekers/retro_rvv/1.964811 Video of the 1992 Tour of Flanders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405081601/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/retro/retro_voorjaarsklassiekers/retro_rvv/1.964811 |date=2016-04-05 }} on Sporza (in Dutch)
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Tour of Flanders}}
{{Tour of Flanders winners}}
{{1992 UCI Road World Cup}}
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Category:April 1992 sports events in Europe
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