The 85th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic in Belgium took place on 8 April 2001. It was won by Italian Gianluca Bortolami before Erik Dekker and Dennis Zanette.
Route The race started on the Market Square in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke, covering 269 km.
There were sixteen categorized climbs:
Achterberg Wolvenberg Molenberg Grotenberge Kluisberg Knokteberg Oude Kwaremont Paterberg Kortekeer Taaienberg Eikenberg Leberg Berendries Tenbosse Muur-Kapelmuur Bosberg
Race Summary Cycling News remarked that Bortolami won the race by outfoxing the favorites:
Final standings CyclistTeamTime12s.t.3s.t.4s.t.5s.t.6s.t.7s.t.8s.t.9 + 19"10s.t.
External links Race website News report of the race
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