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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
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Big Victory for Mertens
Talented Belgian Jan Mertens, a 1927 stage winner in the Tour of Belgium, held off August Mortelmans and Louis Delannoy for the biggest victory of his career.
SPECIAL NOTE: The 1928 edition of Tour of Flanders included the first ascent of the Kruisberg. (Total bergs 3)
SPECIAL NOTE: For the first time Flanders organizers eliminated the velodrome finishes in favor of the streets of Wetteren (City southeast of Gent).
| Flanders March 25, 1928 |
| 225 Km, Gent to Wetteren |
1.
Jan MERTENS (Bel) 6h55'00” |
2.
August Mortelmans (Bel) |
3.
Louis Delannoy (Bel) |
Starters: 41 |
Finishers: 24 |
Average Speed: 32.530 km/h |
RVV 1927
RVV 1929
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12th Ronde van Vlaanderen 1928 / Tour of Flanders (Belgium) 
