1947 Tour of Flanders
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Emiel Faignaert ( BEL ) Groene Leeuw 7h 03 ' 00
2 Roger Desmet ( BEL ) Alcyon-Dunlop s.t
3 Rik Renders ( BEL ) Garin-Wolber s.t
4 Kamiel Beeckman ( BEL ) Thompson + 12
5 Louis Thiétard ( FRA ) Métropole-Dunlop + 2 ' 05
6 Raymond Desmedt ( BEL ) Alcyon-Dunlop + 2 ' 20
7 Kléber Piot ( FRA ) Métropole-Dunlop + 2 ' 30
8 Georges Claes ( BEL ) Rochet-Dunlop s.t
9 Odiel Van Den Meersschaut ( BEL ) Garin-Wolber s.t
10 Marcel Ryckaert ( BEL ) Mercier-Hutchinson + 2 ' 50
Results
The 31st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 27 April 1947. Belgian Emiel Faignaert won the race in a tree-man sprint in Wetteren. 55 of 213 riders finished.