36th Tour of Flanders

Event poster
Race details
Dates	6 April 1952
Stages	1
Distance	258 km (160 mi)
Winning time	7h 27'
Results
Winner  Roger Decock (BEL) (Bertin–d'Alessandro)   Second  Loretto Petrucci (ITA) (Bianchi–Pirelli)   Third  Briek Schotte (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)
← 1951 1953 →

The 36th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 6 April 1952. Belgian Roger Decock won the race in a three-man sprint before Loretto Petrucci and Briek Schotte.^[1] 43 of 210 riders finished.^[2]

Route

The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 258 km. The course featured four categorized climbs:

• Kwaremont
• Kruisberg
• Edelareberg
• Muur van Geraardsbergen

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Roger Decock (BEL)	Bertin–d'Alessandro	7h 27' 00"
2	Loretto Petrucci (ITA)	Bianchi–Pirelli	s.t.
3	Briek Schotte (BEL)	Alcyon–Dunlop	s.t.
4	Wim van Est (NED)	Garin–Wolber	+ 15"
5	Attilio Redolfi (FRA)	Mercier–Leducq	+ 23"
6	Louison Bobet (FRA)	Stella–Huret–Dunlop	+ 1' 17"
7	Désiré Keteleer (BEL)	Garin–Wolber	+ 1' 53"
8	Valère Ollivier (BEL)	Bertin–d'Alessandro	+ 2' 17"
9	Jacques Dupont (FRA)	Dilecta–Wolber	+ 2' 25"
10	Lode Anthonis (BEL)	Terrot–Hutchinson	+ 11' 04"

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