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Dates | 1 April 1951 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 274 km (170.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7h 43' 03" | ||||||||||||
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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.[1] 30 of 196 riders finished.[2]