| 1989 UCI Road World Cup, race 2 of 12 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2 April 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 264 km (164.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 01' 00" | ||||||||||||
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The 73rd running of theTour of Flanderscycling classic was held on 2 April 1989. It was won byEdwig Van Hooydonck after a 12-kilometer solo. 77 of 177 riders finished the race.[1][2]
A group of seven withEdwig Van Hooydonck,Dag-Otto Lauritzen andRolf Sørensen makes the decisive breakaway on theBerendries, 30 km from the finish. Lauritzen tries to go solo, but is caught by Van Hooydonck, who places a fierce attack on theBosberg, 12 km from the finish, and maintains his effort to the line.Herman Frison wins the sprint for second before Lauritzen. At 22, Van Hooydonck becomes the youngest post-War winner of the Tour of Flanders.[3]
The race started inSint-Niklaas and finished inMeerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 264 km.The course featured 12 categorized climbs:
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Edwig Van Hooydonck (BEL) | Superconfex–Yoko | 7h 01' 28" |
| 2 | Herman Frison (BEL) | Histor–Sigma | + 22" |
| 3 |  Dag-Otto Lauritzen (NOR) | 7-Eleven–American Airlines | s.t. |
| 4 |  Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | Ariostea | s.t. |
| 5 |  Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Caja Rural | s.t. |
| 6 | Marc Sergeant (BEL) | Hitachi | s.t. |
| 7 |  Allan Peiper (AUS) | Panasonic–Isostar | s.t. |
| 8 | Dirk De Wolf (BEL) | Hitachi | + 1' 45" |
| 9 | Johan Lammerts (NED) | ADR–Santini | s.t. |
| 10 |  Steve Bauer (CAN) | Helvetia–La Suisse | + 1' 53" |
Video of the 1989 Tour of FlandersArchived 2016-03-15 at theWayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)
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