The 71st running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race was held on 5 April 1987.

On the slippery cobbles of the Koppenberg, he fell onto the road banking and was subsequently run over by an official's car.

Claude Criquielion broke away from the elite group just after the Bosberg, the last climb of the day, and powered on to the finish.

[1] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – totaling 275 km.

The course featured 13 categorized climbs: Video of the 1987 Tour of Flanders[permanent dead link‍] on Sporza (in Dutch)