Third through eighth place. He outsprints Dylan van Baarle and Valentin Madouas on the line, while Tadej Pogacar is boxed in and finishes in fourth. Other teams perhaps want a smaller group and so are trying to chase them down. They should move up because in 15 kilometers they will hit the Lippenhovestraat cobbled sector. Pogaar joined in, Van Aert had to unload. Welcome to cycling country. Les Woodland's book Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story - The rocky roads of the Ronde van Vlaanderen is available in print, Kindle eBook and audiobook versions. The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race.It is held in Belgium every spring. Team DSM are also upping the pace. Van der Poel, Pidcock and Kng are trying to close the gap. Ook dit jaar krijgen een aantal duos de kans om lid te worden van de Continental Cycling Teams. Saturday 1st April 2023 will be another great day for cycling! Van Hooydonck and Koch are pushing on. Oudenaarde will have the finishing line. This is a mind game as much as a physical game as the kilometres tick down. Get ready for a Pogacar attack on the Paterberg! He could have won the Tour of Flanders but finishes off the podium. Dylan van Baarle of Ineos needs a front wheel change on his spare bike. The Paddestraat sector follows the Lippenhovestraat sector. The Slovenian put in his first attack on the Oude Kwaremont with 55km to go, and after being caught, he lit it up on the Koppenberg where only Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) could follow. "All in all it was a great experience. Getty Sport photo. The main victims this time were Girmay and De Gendt (Intermarch - Circus - Wanty) and Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). He and the others are quickly up and away but that will cause some concern and a shot of adrenaline. It was great to see the huge crowds back out on the course today. Riders are passing through a feed zone, with their teams offering bidons from the roadside. The 2023 men's and women's Tour of Flanders, or Ronde van Vlaanderen, one of the biggest Classics of the year. Forming the third piece of a star-studded breakaway in Fridays E3 Saxo Bank Classic, the Slovenian joined van der Poel and van Aert in the winning move. Behind the peloton eased but then a UNo-X rider surged away to spark the chase. Meanwhile, the lead of the early breakaway riders drops below half a minute. (Slideshow route/profile) Take a look the results/report of the Tour of Flanders 2022, and read about the route and the start list. "I lost my SRM head unit and so was really on my radio with sports director Fabio Baldato. A subscription to .css-qlm9kn{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#067EA7;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;background-image:linear-gradient( to bottom, #7fdbfa, #7fdbfa);-webkit-background-position:0 100%;background-position:0 100%;background-repeat:repeat-x;-webkit-background-size:0 0;background-size:0 0;padding-bottom:0.05rem;padding-top:0.05rem;}.css-qlm9kn:hover{color:#045976;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;-webkit-background-size:.625rem 3.125rem;background-size:.625rem 3.125rem;}FloBikes ($150/year or $12.50/month) is the only legal way to stream the race in the USA and Canada, with both the mens and womens events available live and on-demand via FloBikes.com, the FloSports IOS app, and the FloSports app for Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Apple TV. Weather at the finish city of Oudenaarde, Belgium at 1:30 PM, local time: 7C (45F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). This was Pogacar' last surge on the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. The five are working together. Once caught, van den Broek-Blaak rode for her teammate, leading out the sprint for the Belgian champion. These are the 11 riders in the counter-attack: Ivan Garcia Cortina (Movistar), Ben Turner (Ineos), Zdenek Stybar, Jannik Steimle (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl), Gianni Vermeersch (Alpecin-Fenix), Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost), Marco Haller, Jonas Koch (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mads Pedersen, Alex Kirsch (Trek-Segafredo), Olivier Le Gac (Groupama-FDJ), Nathan Van Hooydonck, Mick Van Dijke (Jumbo-Visma). published 3 April 23. But can he beat van der Poel in a shoulder to shoulder sprint? Van Baarle is back in the peloton but he is way down the back and will need help to move up to the front. Team TotalEnergies is presented Dylan van Baarle and Fred Wright on the Koppenberg Tadej Pogacar on the Koppenberg with Valentin Madouas & Mathieu van der Poel just behind him. Flanders-based former director and friend watched Sundays race from roadside, News This was the view on the Antwerp Grote Markt. published 4 April 23, News . Filled with narrow farm roads (more like bike paths) that seem to wind endlessly around the Flemish countryside, it often takes years for riders to master the nuances of the course. QuickStep have positioned Kasper Asgreen up front to avoid any crashes. The riders are about to hit the Oude Kwaremont, the first of the 18 Hellingen climbs. Van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix) and Kng (Groupama-FDJ) initially miss the jump, but at the end of the Oude Kwaremont they can join too. In the end, it was Pogaar who took the Tour of Flanders all the way. Alasdair Fotheringham Pogacar blew his chance by not working to ensure he and van der Poel stayed away. Mathieu van der Poel wins the Tour of Flanders. Stefan Kung brought home the other chasers to take fifth at just 2 seconds. De technische opslag of toegang die uitsluitend voor statistische doeleinden wordt gebruikt. Undoubtedly. With Belgiums Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) out after testing positive for COVID-19, the Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) entered the day as the top favorite. Stan Dewulf (AG2R-Citron), Sebastien Grignard (Lotto-Soudal), Lindsay De Vylder (Sport Flanders-Baloise), Taco van der Hoorn (Intermarch-Wanty-Gobert), Mathijs Paasschens (Bingoal-Pauwels Sauces-WB), Manuele Boaro (Astana Qazaqstan), Luca Mozzato (B&B), Tom Bohli (Cofidis) and Max Kanter (Movistar). The race: Two riders did not start: Wesley Kreder (Cofidis) & Soren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM). Oral History Project "This race is super important for the team, like all the Classics. "We saw that there was a tailwind on the Oude Kwaremont and we said that I needed to go there on the second last or last time, to try my best. 272.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.197 km/hr. The sign-on is over and the riders are on the move to the official race start on the outskirts of Antwerp. Tadej Pogacar finishes alone. It was close to zero before the start but will be around 7 for most of the day. Van der Poel stranded in second place, Pedersen won the sprint for third. Benoot, Kng and Teuns are chasing at 50 seconds but have little chance of catching the five-up front. Bikes & Travel We expect over a million people along the race route today, despite the sunny but cold weather. On the rough cobbles of the Molenberg, Nathan Van Hooydonck (Jumbo-Visma) goes on the attack. On the Taaienberg, Pogacar and Van der Poel join the front and we get a breakaway of five. All rights reserved. Pogacar is trying to burn van der Poel off his wheel. Uffff. He blasts up to the attackers and passes them on the cobbles. That said, weve learned to never discount the current world champion, who had a quiet spring in 2021 but then won both Dwars door Vlaanderen and Flanders in the same week. #RVV22 We're inside 100km to go and the racing is hotting up in the peloton @blingmatthews is well positioned after the Molenberg Unfortunately @DionSmithy went down before the climb but was quickly up and going again. Team SD Worx is far and away the strongest in the race, and as they showed last year, they have several cards to play. The Swiss time trialist scored an amazing solo victory in Sundays Gent-Wevelgem. He clearly gave it all he had. Will we see a Pogacar-van der Poel showdown? Race favourites such as Asgreen, Pogacar and Benoot are up front in the peloton, while Van der Poel is down the back. Mads Pedersen (left) beats Wout van Aert for third. After a hectic final kilometre at the Tour of Flanders, Mathieu van der Poel came out on top for the second time in three years having played a perfect tactical game on the run to the line in Oudenaarde. Jumbo-Visma seem keen to let the attack go. The chasers managed to bring Pogacar's group to heel but the Paterberg is coming soon and then the dreaded Koppenberg. Download information as PDF Day 1 Check in Friday 1st April, Check-in at your hotel around 14.00. Hopefully our luck turns and we get a nice result today. This is the map of the final part of the race, when the hills come thick and fast. We can see Mathieu van der Poel riding back into the peloton with several teammates. Since getting hooked on pro cycling while watching Lance Armstrong win the 1993 U.S. Van Aert seems to have finally learned to play a bit more poker, saving his energy for well-timed attacks and forcing other riders to share the responsibility of chasing other moves and driving key breakaways. ", De eerste kasseien! That first Sunday of April, when Flanders takes to the streets en masse during the Tour of Flanders? Ill have a free roll. A squeeze in the road sees several riders go down. Van der Poel hugged his partner beyond the finish, happy but in shock to have won after defeat in 2021. Stan Dewulf, Sbastien Grignard, Manuele Boaro, Max Kanter, Tom Bohli, Mathijs Paasschens, Lindsay De Vylder, Luca Mozzato and Taco van der Hoorn all seem to be in the attack. More riders attack over the top. Pidcock and van der Poel are distanced but are trying to react. Most riders are wearing jackets and leg warmers, so there will be a lot of clothing to remove later. We just have to enjoy it now," the Dane said. Alasdair Fotheringham I love this race. Organisers of 'De Ronde' saw two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogaar making up for his losing gamble last season. Click the link below to read our full race report and see our growing photo gallery. Contact Jackie Tyson, The chasers are at 1:20 and seemed condemned to defeat today. The Jumbo-lead chase is 40 seconds behind, with the QuickStep group at 1:00. it's time for the Taaienberg climb, number 15 of 18 today. "Its a day by day race scenario for me. And that proved to be the case as the two-time Tour de France champion attacked on the second ascent of the Oude Kwaremont, then again on the Koppenberg, and finally on the last ascent of the Oude Kwaremontwith van der Poel the only rider able to follow him. The route. Pogacar's trail into the history books, Kopecky's stunning repeat victory, SD-Worx's domination, Van Aert's defeat and more By Oliver Naesen tries to chase too but other riders are sitting on the wheels. In fact, the womens and mens finales are identical, with the Kruisberg, the Oude Kwaremont, and the Paterberg coming in quick succession providing the final launchpad for riders hoping to escape. published 6 April 23, News Pogacar is widely expected to surge here in the hope of go solo and then time trialing to victory. Riders in the peloton are already eating to keep their energy levels up. All other distances will start and finish in Oudenaarde. Antwerp will host the. They will have to digest 271,2 km with 18 hills and 7 cobbled sections. Next up is the short but steep Wolvenberg climb. The speed is up in the peloton as the cobbles approach. Rain is starting to fall. Kenneth Van Rooy (Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise) goes into the muddy ditch. After two restricted editions the Belgians are ready to throw themselves into a cycling frenzy, while watching strong men battle it out on a 275.5 kilometres route with 18 - often cobbled - climbs. Pidcock and Kung too. About Us Year-to-Date Results First raced in 1913, the Tour of Flanders gained massive popularity in the region as a punishing sporting exhibition with riders enduring long distances over terrible roads. Van der Poel is strong as Asgreen suffers a mechanical problem. 165 riders started, 62 abandined, leaving 103 classified finishers. With 213 km to go, the Van der Poel group rejoined at the front and everything was to be redone. Daarom willen wij diabetes onder de aandacht brengen en aantonen dat sportieve prestaties perfect haalbaar zijn voor mensen met diabetes, type 1 of type 2, mits uiteraard de nodige medische begeleiding. More and more people join in the chasing group. Heres everything you need to know about the seasons second Monument. Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders after Tadej Pogacar blows golden opportunity with rookie error By John MacLeary 3 April 2022 4:11pm Mathieu van der Poel punches the air in. We managed to capture Tadej Pogacar's thoughts post race. The team was super and perfect. Riders who dont hit the climb at the front of the peloton are often forced to get off their bikes and walk as the sudden deceleration caused by the abrupt change in terrain ripples backwards through the pack. Les Woodland's book Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story - The rocky roads of the Ronde van Vlaanderen is available in print, Kindle eBook and audiobook versions. The Frenchmen went down on his left shoulder but seems okay. That was something special, Tadej Pogaar smashing the competition on the Paterberg en route to winning the 2023 Tour of Flanders, Tour of Flanders: Tadej Pogacar wins alone after stunning Kwaremont attack, the Tour of Flanders route returns to Brugge, Elite Men - Tour of Flanders: Tadej Pogacar wins alone after stunning Kwaremont attack. Everyone else is spread across the Paterberg and the Flemish fields. 273.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.083 km/hr. The Bookstore For now riders can still drop back to team cars for bidons, food, tactical advice or to drop off clothing. The crowds are also back at the race after a two-year absence. Their captain will likely be Kopecky, the defending champion. They were not sitting still in the peloton on Molenberg either. 50 km were covered in the first hour. EF and Trek are leading the peloton, as if they have a tactical plan underway. The tour started with the Tour Down Under on 17 January, and will conclude with the Tour of Guangxi on 17 October. The break is about to start the legendary Oude Kwaremont climb, leading the peloton by 4:30. He looks steady but behind other riders are scrambling for position. The warm-up races with names we can barely pronounce wrapped-up with Wednesdays Dwars door Vlaanderen, which means its time for the biggest race in Belgium and one of the hardest races on the mens and womens calendars: the Tour of Flanders (known locally as the Ronde van Vlaanderen, or more simply as the Ronde). Pogacar is there, so is van der Poel. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders.Its nickname is Vlaanderens mooiste which is Dutch for "Flanders' finest". The chase group has split but is surely too far back. Tegen 2030 heeft 1 op de 10 mensen diabetes. The. Please refresh the page and try again. Peter Stuart Our reporters in Belgium Patrick Fletcher and Barry Ryan will bring more news from the race in the next few hours and on Monday. Get all the info on our website. All other distances will start and finish in Oudenaarde. Diabetes dreigt een wereldwijde epidemie te worden. Alasdair Fotheringham The cycling hub for the Ronde, near the finish in Oudenaarde. Van Baarle catches Madouas in the fight for third place. Heres how it works. The two of them ride to the finish in the Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde. In between Danish champion Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-QuickStep) took the win, out-sprinting Van der Poel in a thrilling final to win the 2021 race. Geniets (Groupama - FDJ), Vermeersch (Alpecin - Deceuninck) and Trentin (UAE Team Emirates) went with him. Bath On Sunday (2 April), the Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen; Tour des Flandres) will celebrate its 107th men's and 20th women's editions as the first of two back-to-back cobbled monuments (Paris-Roubaix follows next week). This is one of the last quiet moments of the race and so riders are taking off more clothing and tasking natural breaks. "He came next to me and so I tried to accelerate but there wasnt enough in my legs to drop him. The pace in the peloton has slowed on the narrow roads, helping the break extend its lead. Pogacar gets blocked in the sprint and finishes in fourth place. About an hour later, Belgiums Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx) saved the day for the home fans, winning the womens Tour of Flanders in the black-yellow-red jersey of the Belgian national champion. A strong time trialist, if she gets away late in the race and other teams refuse to chase her (for fear of giving Kopecky a free ride to the finish line) they may never see her again. Flanders is for anyone who likes to ride on two wheels. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). The race: Here is the organizer's summary of the 2023 Tour of Flanders. Dylan van Baarle dug deep to get second, with Valentin Madouas taking third. Contact With 15 seconds ahead, he started the final 13 km which became a man-to-man battle between the former Tour winner and two-time Tour of Flanders winner Van der Poel. Dion Smith of BikeExchange goes down. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Connor Swift, Kevin Geniets and Tim Wellens have jumped away from the peloton and are trying to go across to the chasers. Brugge - Oudenaarde: 273.4 km, 19 hills and 6 cobbled sectors. There is no wind today for now. After the Koppenberg, five climbs remain, and recent editions of the Ronde have seen race-winning attacks launched on just about all of them. We lit it up in the end, me alone with Mathieu and the atmosphere on the climbs was incredible," he said. Team tactics are emerging. Who Would Be the #1 Pick in a Road Cycling Draft? It is the first of seven sectors in the next 140km of the race. 2022-04-03T10:37:59.862Z We're in Oudenaarde for the 19th edition of the women's Tour of Flanders. Bath Sportograf.com is the official photo service of We Ride Flanders. The Flemish climbs are short but they hurt more and more. Alpecin-Deceuninck collective morale boosted after Jasper Philipsen's Scheldeprijs victory, By The peloton is packed shoulder to shoulder, now in team formations. Daarnaast vestigen wij de aandacht op de preventieve kracht van beweging bij mensen die een verhoogd risico hebben op type 2 diabetes. pic.twitter.com/A0hKBcE0s3April 3, 2022. Data powered by FirstCycling (opens in new tab), By At the front, Pedersen saw his moment come on the Hotond. The counter-attack has swept up Van Hooydonck and Kochto create a strong 14-rider move. The two look equally strong and equally as fresh. Start list with back numbers and team directors (DS), April 1, 2022: Video of Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story, Tour de France All rights reserved. Indeed, there is a chase by the peloton. The 2.5km Kerkgate cobbled sector rises slightly and leads to the Jagerij climb and to the more important Molenberg race. These days, he lives with his wife and son in Pennsylvania, spending his days serving as an assistant middle school principal and his nights playing Dungeons & Dragons. Heres how it works. Total Energies and UAE Team Emirates have missed the counter-attack and so are forced to chase. pic.twitter.com/bgk15sGOP7April 3, 2022. First Koch (Bora-hansgrohe) and Van Hooydonck (Jumbo-Visma) go off. Among others, Van der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck), Girmay (Intermarch-Circus-Wanty), Matthews (Team Jayco Alula) and Vanmarcke (Israel-Premier Tech) were among the riders who were caught by surprise. Teams. Florian Vermeersch lead the Lotto Soudal team on stage at the sign-on blowing a horn as the riders cheered. Startlist for Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres ME 2022 Ronde van Vlaanderen - Tour des Flandres ME Antwerp Oudenaarde (272.5km) Startlist more pdf options Startlist 1. The only one who can follow is Van der Poel. I have the sections written on my stem. That is why the Tour of Flanders is a monument Classic. The peloton is spread across the road as they near the cobbles. Next up is the steep 1.1km long Berg Ten Houte climb. There was a problem. Dylan van Baarle and Fred Wright on the Koppenberg. It was Van der Poel's team that had to correct the lopsided situation. Will that change the sprint finish? Tadej Pogaar (UAE Emirates) received a massive cheer at the start. Manuele Boaro of Astana seems keen to go in the early break. Lap up the beautiful scenery whilst imagining . Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky on the podium. "Theres a good atmosphere in the team. It will decide the race of Pogacar and van der Poel. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Les Woodland's book Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story - The rocky roads of the Ronde van Vlaanderen is available in print, Kindle eBook and audiobook versions. It is only 1.5km long but kicks-up again between rows of fans. 2022 Tour of Flanders photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti: The start city of Antwerp provides a stunning setting for the team's presentation ceremony. Yet van der Poel still had the speed to win the sprint. The course track includes three climbs over the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. Have a rewarding drink in our Peloton Caf, relive the heroism of the Ronde and share the experience with fellow cyclists. Wright is gapped too. The peloton has changed to tempo mode. Jonas koch (Bora) is slightly of the front as the race heads deep into the Flemish country roads. The cobbles are not rough or dangerous but serve as a wake-up call for the peloton. Tour of Flanders organisers Flanders Classics announced on Easter Sunday that Antwerp and Bruges will trade as the start location for the race in the next six editions. but it's still a huge task to close it down and then go with the next attack. The Slovenian went solo in search of the leaders, where the chasing group with Asgreen and Trentin had joined in the meantime. published 4 April 23, News The group is splitting over the top of the Pattenberg. Dylan van Baarle, Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) come together with 38km to go. Or about Flanders impressive routes and events, bucket lists and all things cycling? The peloton has reached the Grote Markt in Oudenaarde. However Chris Froome is still not a fan of the technology. We seem to have a more serious attack forming. This is what Mathieu van der poel wanted: the winner's trophy. I hope it continues in the race. This seasons second Monument just might be the best. The flat roads south of Antwerp last for 130km, giving plenty of road for the early attack to form. So Tadej is our top guy. Van der Poel is struggling to turn a big gear. There are 20 riders in the chase group but can they pull back Pogacar and van der Poel? It could increase later today and so slow any late attacks but we're expecting a fast and aggressive race. Second-place Mathieu van der Poel can be seen in the distance. The Dutchman took his second victory in the Minderbroedersstraat, ahead of Van Baarle and Madouas. With about 100km to go, another chasing group formed with Asgreen (Soudal - Quick-Step), Van Hooydonck (Jumbo-Visma), Trentin (UAE Team Emirates), Kng (Groupama - FDJ), Narvaez (INEOS Grenadiers), Wright (Bahrain Victorious) and Powless (EF Education - Easypost). He is fortunate the peloton is riding steady at the moment. Complete results of every Tour of Flanders | 2022 edition | Map & profile | Photos | Start list | Video of Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story. Cyclingnews is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. EF Education-EasyPost are not in the break and so are chasing in the peloton. Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the 2022 Tour of Flanders. The sprint for third place was won by Pedersen, narrowly ahead of Wout van Aert. Each year the day before the pros battle it out a sportive is held to allow the public to share the experience of riding the famous cobbles of Flanders in one of the highlights of the sportive calendar. The three Lotto riders are Van Moer, Vermeersch and Beullens. The fields for Sunday are absolutely stacked for one of the most exciting races on the spring calendar. Riders are jumping on the cobbled paths to move up in the peloton. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Pogacar goes back to the front and turns up the speed. There are actually two sectors of cobbles together. The riders are along the river, with riders resolving last minute bike issues. #RVV23 2 60 536 Ronde van Vlaanderen Retweeted The 2023 UCI World Tour is a series of races that include thirty-five road cycling events throughout the 2023 cycling season. Up front are Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers), Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious), Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). Among others, Sagan (TotalEnergies), Matthews (Team Jaeco-Alula), Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) and also Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) were involved in that crash. To date, this is the fastest Tour of Flanders ever. We were more or less the same on the climbs. Flanders is a dream for cyclists. The riders can enjoy a brief break before the final loop of climbs and the ride to the finish. A last moment of calm. The leading group cycled together a maximum lead of 6'28". Welcome to LIVE coverage from the second Monument of the season: the Tour of Flanders (aka Ronde van Vlaanderen). The race is notorious for being a complicated mix of cobblestones, hills, wind, narrow roa. Pro Championship in Philadelphia, longtime Bicycling contributor Whit Yost has raced on Belgian cobbles, helped build a European pro team, and piloted that team from Malaysia to Mont Ventoux as an assistant director sportif. "If we have a good result today, the horn will stay in the bus as a good memory. The big-name contenders in this photo from the start are all sat in the pack, saving their energy for the finale of the race. A stark contrast to Laporte and van Aerts 1-2 finish in Ghent-Wevelgem (in which van Aert openly gifted the win to his teammate), Vollering outsprinted Kopecky to win Strade Bianche in March, a result that certainly made for some awkward post-race comments. Even through packed towns and villages, the riders dive through corners. Tour of Flanders coverage from Cycling Weekly, with up to date race results, rider profiles and news and reports. The road is cobbled and so needs extra effort. "Kasseien maken de koers, dan word je toch even wat meer opgewonden" #RVV22 pic.twitter.com/ITD1VSb5UcApril 3, 2022. The big question is if the UAE-lead peloton can catch the group of counter-attackers. BA1 1UA. Second by second, the Slovenian rode away from the Dutchman, en route to his first victory in the Tour of Flanders. van Baarle is chasing in the cars. Site Map, Complete results of every Tour of Flanders, KOM: A Guide to Our demanding hill and cobbles and deep-rooted cycling culture are irresistible those who are Flandrien in heart. This was Ed Theuns's view from the sign-on stage. The women grimace up the Paterberg at the Tour of Flanders last year. Most riders are using disc brakes at the Tour of Flanders. De technische opslag of toegang die uitsluitend wordt gebruikt voor anonieme statistische doeleinden. First held in 1913, the Tour of Flanders had its 100th edition in . But if there is an upset, we wont be shocked if Mohori or Kng is the rider to pull it off. With Asgreen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) in his wheel he also takes Pedersen and Turner with him. Training & Coaching Van der Poel takes his second victory, ahead of Van Baarle and Madouas. Matteo Trentin is leading the peloton and protecting Tadej Pogacar. Wow. Kirsten Frattini Niki Terpstra, Taco van der Hoorn and Brent Van Moer are near the front. You have a choice of 4 different distances: 75km, 144km, 177km or 242km. Then van den Broek-Blaak went, initially catching van Vleuten off-guard. Their lead is up to 1:00. Pidcock leads the group but now Tratnik and van der Poel are up front. Lefevere: Absence of Van Aert won't give QuickStep advantage in Tour of Flanders, Wild West: Tour of Flanders takes on a new guise in Wout van Aert's absence, Cancellara's Classics Column: Wout is out, Tour of Flanders is wide open (opens in new tab), Tour of Flanders Men: 5 contenders, 5 outsiders (opens in new tab), Inside the Bahrain Victorious Classics house - Gallery (opens in new tab). "In the first moment I was really disappointed because I couldn't do my sprint. The race will wind for 273km around Flanders, including a twisting section late on centred around the major difficulties of the day ahead of the finish in Oudenaarde.
