1995 Tour of Flanders

The 79th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 2 April 1995. It was the second leg of the 1995 UCI Road World Cup. Belgian Johan Museeuw won his second victory in the monument classic.[1] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).

1995 UCI Road World Cup, race 2
Johan Museeuw and Fabio Baldato on the Muur van Geraardsbergen
Johan Museeuw and Fabio Baldato on the Muur van Geraardsbergen
Race details
Dates2 April 1995
Stages1
Distance261 km (162.2 mi)
Winning time6h 36' 24"
Results
  Winner  Johan Museeuw (BEL) (Mapei-GB)
  Second  Fabio Baldato (ITA) (MG-Technogym)
  Third  Andrei Tchmil (MDA) (Lotto)

Race summary

Pre-race favourite Johan Museeuw punctured on the Paddestraat, but returned before the race finale. Museeuw attacked on the Berendries climb, 33 km before the finish, in pursuit of Fabio Baldato and the two worked together until the Muur van Geraardsbergen. Museeuw distanced Baldato on the steep upper slopes of the Muur and powered on to the finish, taking his second win. Andrei Tchmil caught Baldato in the final kilometers, but was beaten by the Italian in the sprint for second place.

Climbs

There were fifteen categorized climbs:

Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Johan Museeuw (BEL) Mapei–GB–Latexco 6h 36' 24"
2  Fabio Baldato (ITA) MG Maglificio–Technogym + 1' 27"
3  Andrei Tchmil (UKR) Lotto–Isoglass s.t.
4  Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni + 2' 03"
5  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) Mapei–GB–Latexco s.t.
6  Jesper Skibby (DEN) TVM–Polis Direct s.t.
7  Michele Bartoli (ITA) Mercatone Uno–Saeco + 2' 05"
8  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) Novell–Decca–Colnago + 3' 25"
9  Max Sciandri (GBR) MG Maglificio–Technogym s.t.
10  Franco Ballerini (ITA) Mapei–GB–Latexco s.t.

References
  1. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1995 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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