1948 Gent–Wevelgem

Cycling race

1948 Gent–Wevelgem

Race details

Dates

9 May 1948

Stages

Distance

276^[1] km (171.5 mi)

Winning time

7h 31' 00"

Results

	Winner	Valère Ollivier (BEL)
	Second	Albert Ramon (BEL)
	Third	Hilaire Couvreur (BEL)

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The 1948 Gent–Wevelgem was the tenth edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 9 May 1948. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Valère Ollivier.

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Valère Ollivier (BEL)	7h 31' 00"
2	Albert Ramon (BEL)	+ 0"
3	Hilaire Couvreur (BEL)	+ 18"
4	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	+ 26"
5	Gérard Buyl [es] (BEL)	+ 4' 35"
6	Emmanuel Thoma [es] (BEL)	+ 4' 50"
7	Jean Bogaerts (BEL)	+ 4' 50"
8	Achiel Buysse (BEL)	+ 4' 50"
9	Constant Lauwers (BEL)	+ 4' 50"
10	Jean-Baptiste Verpoorten (BEL)	+ 4' 50"

References

^ "Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "1948 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ "10ème Gand-Wevelgem 1948". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
^ "1948 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields". First Cycling. Retrieved 21 January 2018.