Just like in 2020 and 2021, the Tour of Flanders ended in a nerve-racking sprint. And just like the past two years, Van der Poel was one of the main protagonists. The Dutchman took his second victory in the Minderbroedersstraat, ahead of Van Baarle and Madouas.
No warm spring day this year on April 3 during the high mass of the Flemish spring. The weather gods have decided to make it a cold day during the Tour of Flanders, with temperatures flirting with freezing at the start in Antwerp. Afterwards, however, the temperature will rise to about eight degrees and the sun should come through.
Sunday is finally time for the highlight of the Flemish spring: the Tour of Flanders. For many cycling fans, this day is marked on the calendar in fluorescent pen. Now that April 3 is getting closer, you are undoubtedly already thinking about how you are going to follow Flanders' Finest. Discover how in this news article!
Experience the Tour of Flanders like a few editions ago with other fans in one of our fan zones at De Ronde's key locations!
Vilvoorde 29 March 2022 – On Sunday 3 April, it’s time for the crown jewel of the Flemish spring: the Tour of Flanders. The 106th edition of Flanders’ Finest will not only welcome back the fans, but also a high quality field of competitors. Will Asgreen win for the second year in a row or will top favourite Van Aert win his first Tour? They will be up against other top riders: former winner Van der Poel and none other than Tadej Pogacar.
Saturday 2 April promises to be a high day for every cycling enthusiast. One day before the pros conquer the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg, thousands of cyclists will ride over the same legendary roads. And you can be there as well!
Sunday, April 3 is a day that every cycling fan has been looking forward to for months: the 106th edition of the Tour of Flanders will be ridden on that day. Like all fans, we are counting down to that moment! Waiting and counting down can sometimes be difficult and to ease the suffering, there is our fan guide about Flanders Finest. Find out everything about the route, the host cities, the fan zones and much more!
For the third year in a row, the Tour of Flanders and Çois Cycling have joined forces. The result of this partnership is a beautiful new collection that will take you on a journey through the history of de Ronde.
These 6 towns are the " Towns of the Tour of Flanders " and form the prelude to the Flemish Ardennes. Discover below what is going on everywhere. Perhaps it is the place where you want to experience Flanders' Finest from the front row?
Are you already feeling the racing fever for the Tour of Flanders, the high day of the cycling spring? We certainly do and we are delighted that we can once again welcome fans along the route. Because let's face it, Flanders finest race with a crowd is the best there is, isn't it? Make Sunday 3 April even more special. An ultimate fan experience on the Oude-Kwaremont with friends and a beer in hand? Or with race gadgets in front of the television, with the Tour of Flanders #FANBOX it's all possible.
Last year we experienced a thrilling final in Oudenaarde, where Kasper Asgreen beat Mathieu van der Poel, the 2020 winner, in the sprint. Discover below the teams that will be at the start in Antwerp on 3 April.
In the spring of 2022, the Moeren and the Koppenberg will be two new passages on the programme for the Gent-Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders races for women respectively. In both races, the women, who will once again finish after the men, face the same finale as their male colleagues.
Tadej Pogacar will be at the start of the Tour of Flanders in 2022. The Tour winner will make his debut there and also ride three monuments.
After a fairly calm start the race exploded with 50km remaining. The Dane Asgreen and the Dutchman Van der Poel shaped the race and could sprint for victory in Oudenaarde. The Dane was the strongest. Van Avermaet finished in 3rd place.
Starting next year, the cities of Antwerp and Bruges have a 6-year agreement for the organization of the start of the Tour of Flanders. Both cities will alternately host the start of Flanders' Finest.
Starting in the spring of 2021, La Passione and Flanders Classics will join forces. As part of the new partnership between the Italian brand and Flanders Classics, an exclusive Ronde van Vlaanderen collection will be launched by La Passione.
You may have noticed the yellow Boplan Race Barriers and Race Totems at previous races. Flanders Classics is joining forces with Boplan to make the beautiful, yet sometimes dangerous cycling a lot safer.
Original BUFF S.A., manufacturer of neck and head accessories for sport and lifestyle, joins forces with Flanders’ Finest pro race and the brand-new event Flanders Gravel, as a full Tour of Flanders collection will be released. The collection includes an Original Multifunctional Neckwear, a CoolNet UV® Headband and three different caps: a Trucker Cap, a Pack Bike Cap and an Underhelmet; and aims to bring sport and lifestyle closer together.
The Tour of Flanders is traditionally one of the highlights of the season for many teams. In addition to the 19 UCI WorldTeams, 6 UCI ProTeams will be at the start of Flanders’ Finest. The winner of the 105th edition of the Ronde will therefore be a rider from one of these 25 participating teams.
Unfortunately we can’t welcome cycling enthusiasts this year at the start of their Tour of Flanders due to Covid-circumstances. That’s why the sportive has been rescheduled to September 18th.
Few cycling fans realise that the race is actually a gigantic event that is constantly on the move. In order to keep an overview of this constantly moving caravan, Flanders Classics and GeoDynamics will also be working closely together in 2021.
As this exceptional year draws to a close, Flanders Classics announces a new partnership. From 2021, BMW Belux will be the official car partner of the organiser of such prestigious races as the Tour of Flanders.
From today on, cycling enthusiasts can discover the virtual world of the Proximus Cycling eSeries. Flanders Classics, title partner Proximus, META as an eSports specialist and virtual cycling platform RGT offer challenges all year round in a free and realistic cycling environment. First challenge on the programme: the Paterberg challenge.
An exceptional edition of the Tour of Flanders got an exceptional final. Van der Poel and Van Aert were so daring that a very close sprint had to decide on the victory. Van der Poel won the 104th edition of Flanders’ Fienst before Wout Van Aert. Kristoff sprinted to third place in the chasing group.
On the provisional list of participants of the Tour of Flanders there are many strong and motivated challengers for title defending champion Bettiol and world champion Alaphilippe. Van Aert and Van der Poel, among others, will do everything possible between Antwerp and Oudenaarde to win the last monument of the 2020 cycling season.
The 2020 cycling calendar is completely upside down, with a particularly busy agenda in the autumn. For example, all the postponed spring races of Flanders Classics overlap with the Giro. In order not to let cycling fans choose, but above all to let them enjoy all the postponed races, Flanders Classics now decides to change the starting hours of its classics, so that the women's WorldTour races end up in an attractive time slot.
With De Brabantse Pijl (7/10), Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields (11/10), the Scheldeprijs (14/10) and finally, the Tour of Flanders (18/10), there are still four Flanders Classics races on the revised cycling calendar. The organisation has decided to change the race circuit a bit from what was planned in the spring and to shorten the races in view of the busy autumn calendar that awaits the teams.
Of course, the real Tour of Flanders has been postponed for the time being in line with the guidelines issued by the government to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. Nevertheless, we have found an alternative for the Tour of Flanders this Sunday - with the first virtual edition ever, as well a radio play featuring 104 years of Flanders Finest.
As we all know there will be no Tour of Flanders on April 5th. Don't worry, ‘Flanders Classics by Bkool’ invites you to join us from home on Saturday April 4th during our virtual Tour of Flanders Group Ride!
Unfortunately, the true Tour of Flanders has been cancelled for now, but you can still ride the final in our virtual competition Flanders Classics by Bkool.
Flanders Classics is forced to cancel the Tour of Flanders on the planned date. The biggest one day race in the world, which was scheduled for 5 April, will not be able to take place due to the measures taken by the government to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Flanders Classics and Çois Cycling Legacy, producer of clothing for on and off the bike, join forces. Together they release an exclusive clothing line linked to the Tour of Flanders. The collection includes T-shirts and sweaters for young and old.
Those who are not riding bikes yet can already discover the Tour of Flanders. By means of the book ‘The water bottle of the Tour of Flanders’, little ones can learn more about Flanders’ Finest in a playful way.
Sunday 5 April is probably marked with a big red circle around the date in many cycling fans’ calendars, both in and outside of Belgium. This also goes for Sint-Niklaas, Hamme, Berlare, Herzele and Zottegem. These villages look forward with great enthusiasm to the first Sunday of April. There are five of them in 2020 and 2021: ‘Villages of de Ronde’. They will join the party alongisde the virtually unchanged course between Antwerp and Oudenaarde.
At age 40, Stijn Devolder is putting his bike aside. After an 18-year career, the West-Fleming says goodbye to cycling with two victories in the Tour of Flanders on his record.
The ‘Ronde Fan Ride’ is back! Want to ride the last 100 kilometres of “Flanders Finest” on the day of the Ronde yourself? Then now is your time!
The 23-year-old Mads Pedersen is the new world champion! The Dane won in Yorkshire after a tough race in hellish conditions. To the fans of the spring classics, Pedersen is no stranger: in 2018 he finished second in the Tour of Flanders and in 2016 he wrote Ghent-Wevelgem U23 to his name.
The Italian Alberto Bettiol has surprisingly won the Tour of Flanders. It’s his first victory as a professional cyclist. He finished solo after an attack on the Oude Kwaremont with about 16 kilometers left. Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck – Quick Step) and Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) completed the podium.
For those unable to attend the presentation in Antwerp on Sunday morning, Proximus shall stream the ceremony live via the official Proximus Sports Facebook page, broadcasting live from 9:00 am.
Extending an existing partnership, Flanders Classics and the Belgian National Lottery have today announced a new initiative to take place during the men’s Tour of Flanders. On Sunday 7 April, the racers will be competing in a race-within-a-race during the “Grote Prijs Stig Broeckx”.
Eddy Merckx welcomes us with a firm handshake when we arrive at his farm in Meise. The winner of the 1969 Tour of Flanders is beaming - the weather has improved and he can cycle outdoors again. He tells us about the brisk wind on his ride earlier today, which was not in any way comparable to the stormy conditions 50 years ago.
Le 7 avril, Anvers accueillera le gratin mondial du cyclisme pour le départ du 103e Tour des Flandres. Parmi les noms présents sur la liste des participants provisoire, on trouve le tenant du titre Niki Terpstra, le champion du monde Valverde, Sagan, Matthews et les champions belges Naesen, Van Avermaet, Lampaert, Benoot et Vanmarcke.
Clanging chains, panting racers, cheering supporters... Time and again, the Tour promises a cycling spectacle for fans and racers alike. From Antwerp to Oudenaarde, every supporter will be able to get to know the unique atmosphere of the Tour of Flanders close up. Supporters, unite!
During the weekend of Tour of Flanders, tens of thousands of cycling enthusiasts will come to Antwerp and the Oudenaarde region. To ensure traffic doesn’t get stuck, we have worked out a mobility plan.
This spring, Mathieu van der Poel will race in Gent-Wevelgem, Dwars Door Vlaanderen, the Tour of Flanders and the Brabantse Pijl.
On Sunday 7 April 2019, the 103rd Tour of Flanders will kick off again in Antwerp, for the third consecutive year. The race starts at 10:30 a.m., and the riders must cover a 267-km route, crossing the finish line in Oudenaarde’s Minderbroedersstraat for the 8th year running.
Niki Terpstra has crowned himself as the new Tour of Flanders king. The Dutchman attacked at 26 km from the finish line and completed his phenomenal solo in Oudenaarde. Terpstra succeeds Philippe Gilbert, who completed the party at Quick-Step Floors with a 3rd place. The young Mads Pedersen was able to stay before the favorites and made a fantastic debut in "Flanders' Finest" with a 2nd place.
It was a heavy, but memorable edition of the Tour of Flanders. With Niki Terpstra "Flanders' most beautiful" got a deserved winner, and he shone after his fantastic effort. The Dutchman kept his tradition and commented with a song text in the interview afterwards.
Flanders Classics, organizer of the Ronde van Vlaanderen, and the city of Oudenaarde have come to an aggreement to extend their cooperation with 6 years. Till at least 2023, Oudenaarde will remain the place where the winner of “Flanders Finest” is crowned.
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