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| Dates | 6 April 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 275 km (170.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 10' 50" | ||||||||||||
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The 70th running of theTour of Flanderscycling race was held on 6 April 1986. It was won by Dutch riderAdrie van der Poel in a four-man sprint before Ireland'sSean Kelly.[1][2]
A breakaway of ten riders was formed after theKoppenberg, from which BelgianEddy Planckaert and CanadianSteve Bauer broke clear at 30 km from the finish. Bauer dropped Planckaert on theMuur van Geraardsbergen, but was joined bySean Kelly,Adrie van der Poel andJean-Philippe Vandenbrande at 7 km from the finish. In a four-man sprint, Dutchman van der Poel surprisingly beat Kelly. Vandenbrande was third, Bauer – the first Canadian cyclist in the top-10 – fourth.[1]
The race started inSint-Niklaas and finished inMeerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 274 km.The course featured 12 categorized climbs:
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| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Adrie van der Poel | Kwantum Hallen-Decosol | 7 h 10 min 50 s |
| 2 |  Seán Kelly | KAS | s.t. |
| 3 |  Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | s.t. |
| 4 |  Steve Bauer | La Vie Claire | s.t. |
| 5 | Ronny Van Holen | Lotto–Emerxil–Merckx | + 30" |
| 6 | Fons de Wolf | Skala-Skil | s.t. |
| 7 |  Bruno Leali | Carrera-Inoxpran | s.t. |
| 8 | Claude Criquielion | Hitachi-Marc-Splendor | s.t. |
| 9 |  Yvon Madiot | Système U | s.t. |
| 10 | Eric Vanderaerden | Panasonic | + 1' 00" |
Video of the 1986 Tour of FlandersArchived 2016-03-15 at theWayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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