New Belgian Star Makes His Mark
New stars of cycling were emerging as the War raged throughout Europe.
Alberik ‘Briek' Schott took the 500 Franc midway-preme and drove the pace of an 8 rider breakaway over the climb of the Kruisberg. Into a very strong headwind off the cold North Sea Schotte's brutal pace dwindled the lead group to only 6 surviving riders.
'Briek' Schotte sprinted away from the breakaway at the Kuipke Velodrome in Gent for a 5 second victory.
SPECIAL NOTE: Filming of the Tour of Flanders took a giant step forward in 1942. Movie cameras were attached to the top of cars to catch the race on the road. Previously filming was only done from fixed positions.
| Flanders April 6, 1942 |
| 226 Km, Gent to Gent (Velodrome- Kuipke) |
1. Briek SCHOTTE (Bel) 6h26'00" |
2. Georges Claes (Bel) +5" |
3. Robert Van Eenaeme (Bel)
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Starters: 67 |
| Finishers: 22 |
Average Speed: 34.240 km/h |
RVV 1941
RVV 1943
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26th Ronde van Vlaanderen 1942 / Tour of Flanders (Belgium) 
