2001 Tour of Flanders
The 85th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic in Belgium took place on 8 April 2001. It was won by Italian Gianluca Bortolami before Erik Dekker and Dennis Zanette.Route
The race started on the Market Square in Bruges and finished in Meerbeke, covering 269 km.
There were sixteen categorized climbs:Cycling News remarked that Bortolami won the race by outfoxing the favorites:
