The 13th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 25 March 1928. Belgian Jan Mertens won the Monument. Of the 40 starting cyclists, 25 reached the finish.
Route The race had Ghent as both start and finish place and covered 225 km.
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
Kwaremont Tiegemberg Kruisberg
Race report The final winner was Jan Mertens, who won in Ghent in front of his four breakaway companions. August Mortelmans finished second, while Louis Delannoy took the third place
Mertens completed the race with an average of 32.530 km/h.
General classification Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time1 Securitas 6h 55' 00"2 Touring-Pirelli s.t.3 Securitas s.t.4 Automoto s.t.5 La Nordiste s.t.6 Automoto + 7' 30"7 Armor-Dunlop + 7' 35"8 Individual + 8' 30"9 Van Hauwaert + 8' 35"10 Individual + 8' 40"
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