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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Italian “Lion of Flanders ” Dominates
Two time defending champion Fiorenzo Magni again sat on the front of the peloton all day. The powerful Italian “Lion of Flanders” rode away from a dwindling peloton to claim his third Tour of Flanders victory. Great Belgian star Rik Van Steenbergen was 12 minutes behind in 6th place.
| Flanders April 1, 1951 |
| 273 Km, Gent to Wetteren |
1.
Fiorenzo MAGNI (Ita) 8h15'00" |
2.
Bernard Gauthier (Fra)
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3.
Attilio Redolfi (Fra)
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| Starters: 196 |
| Finishers: 30 |
| Average Speed: 35.510 km/h |
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35th Ronde van Vlaanderen 1951 / Tour of Flanders (Belgium) 
