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Tour de Flanders 2023: programação, principais competidores e onde assistir 

Mathieu van der Poel é o favorito para defender seu título na icônica corrida clássica de um dia nas estradas belgas, enquanto Annemiek van Vleuten persegue o terceiro título entre as mulheres em sua temporada de despedida. 

A segunda corrida clássica de um dia do Monumento no ciclismo de estrada na temporada 2023 chegou.

No domingo, 2 de abril, o Tour de Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen; Tour des Flandres) celebrará sua 107ª edição masculina e a 20ª feminina como a primeira de dois eventos de paralelepípedos consecutivos da série Monumento (Paris-Roubaix segue na próxima semana).

Os homens correm o “De Ronde” anualmente de forma ininterrupta desde 1919. Este ano, pela primeira vez desde 2016, a corrida começa em Bruges – a primeira temporada de um acordo que terá Bruges e Antuérpia alternando as cidades de largada. A corrida terminará em Oudenaarde, como acontece desde 2012, após 273,4 quilômetros.

As mulheres, por sua vez, enfrentam um percurso de 156,6 quilômetros ao redor de Oudenaarde, mas também abrangendo trechos da rota masculina.

Mathieu van der Poel , dos Países Baixos, e Lotte Kopecky , da Bélgica, são os atuais campões. Van der Poel busca o seu terceiro título em quatro temporadas, uma vez que também venceu em 2020.

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As etapas do percurso do Tour de Flanders 2023

Bem-vindo de volta a Bruges. Esse é o principal destaque do percurso masculino do Ronde van Vlaanderen deste ano, já que a prova retorna à mesma cidade de largada, considerada Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO, entre 1998 e 2016.

O pelotão começará no Grote Markt em Bruges; a mudança de Antuérpia na cidade inicial significa que a rota ao sul para Oudenaard também mudou.

Embora o final intimidador de Oude Kwaremont – Paterberg ainda tenha lugar ilustre, o percurso dos primeiros 136 km até a primeira subida a Oude Kwaremont parece um pouco menos pesado nas pernas na comparação com o ano passado, com apenas um único setor de paralelepípedos (antes eram dois) em Huisepontweg e um trajeto geralmente mais plano, embora com uma costa adicional.

No entanto, o circuito tradicional em torno de Oudenaard testará novamente os ciclistas, com 18 subidas desde a primeira em Oude Kwaremont até o final, Mais uma vez, o Paterberg será a última subida do dia com 13km antes de um final rápido e plano. Nas 19 colinas classificadas do dia, os atletas subirão 3.227 metros (10.857 pés).

As mulheres farão um percurso muito semelhante ao que estão acostumadas – uma volta por Oudenaard, começando no Markt e terminando em Minderbroedersstraat como os homens.

Assim como na corrida masculina, Huisepontweg com 49,6 quilômetros é o primeiro setor de paralelepípedos; ao contrário dos homens, o pelotão feminino terá que escalar desde a primeira prova – o Tiegemberg.

Doze subidas adicionais aguardam as mulheres, que enfrentarão os mesmos 45 quilômetros finais que os homens, começando com a notoriamente difícil subida de paralelepípedos de Kopperberg (113,4km) e concluindo com a dobradinha Oude Kwaremont – Paterberg. Um ganho total de elevação de 2.682 metros (8.799 pés) aguarda o pelotão.

Tour de Flanders 2023: ciclistas para acompanhar

O Tour de Flanders 2023 terá a presença de um atleta português. Rui Oliveira, da equipe UAE Team Emirates, participará da disputa ao lado de seus colegas de equipe. Confira as principais estrelas confirmadas desta temporada:

Corrida masculina - principais ciclistas

• Mathieu van der Poel – o atual campeão dos Países Baixos. O ciclista da Alpecin-Deceuninck também venceu em 2020 e foi o segundo colocado em 2021. Ele buscará o quarto pódio consecutivo após vencer Milão-Sanremo há duas semanas.
• Tadej Pogacar – o versátil fenômeno da Eslovênia está em busca de sua quarta vitória do Monumento na carreira (2 na Il Lombardia e 1 na Liège-Bastogne-Liège). Esta é apenas a segunda participação em De Ronde, depois de terminar em quarto, fora do pódio, no ano passado.
• Kasper Asgreen – o dinamarquês foi o surpreendente vencedor de 2021, derrubando van der Poel para o segundo lugar naquela temporada. Sua equipe Soudal-Quick Step também pode contar com...
• Julian Alaphilippe – o bicampeão mundial de ciclismo de estrada, que parecia pronto para lutar pela vitória em 2020 antes de bater em uma motocicleta na reta final da prova.
• Wout van Aert – líder da equipe Jumbo-Visma no Tour de Flanders, que foi forçado a desistir da prova no ano passado após pegar Covid-19. Amplamente considerado o maior rival de van der Poel, van Aert espera melhorar seu segundo lugar em 2020 para o degrau mais alto do pódio. Entra depois de um segundo lugar em Gent-Wevelgem.
• Greg van Avermaet – mesmo com 37 anos, não descarte o atleta belga em suas estradas caseiras. O campeão olímpico de estrada em 2016 é especialista nas provas clássicas de um dia e já terminou quatro vezes no pódio em Oudernaarde mesmo sem nunca ter vencido a prova.
• Tom Pidcock – o britânico está, assim como van der Poel e van Aert, acostumado a pedalar em diferentes terrenos, como ciclocross, mountain bike e estrada. Pidcock conquistou sua primeira grande vitória em corridas de um dia no início deste ano, em Strade Bianche, e tem experiência em vencer nos paralelepípedos, triunfando no Brabantse Piil 2021 e na corrida júnior Paris-Roubaix Espoirs em 2019.

Corrida feminina - principais ciclistas

• Annemiek van Vleuten – a lenda neerlandesa do ciclismo feminino anunciou que 2023 será sua última temporada. Duas vezes vencedora do Tour de Flanders feminino (2011 e 2021), van Vleuten está acostumada ao sucesso em todas as formas do ciclismo de estrada, desde corridas longas até as clássicas de um dia, e espera terminar em Oudernaarde com uma terceira vitória.
• Lotte Kopecky – atual campeã em 2022, Kopecky terá o apoio da torcida local. Duas vezes campeã nacional do ciclismo de estrada, ela já coleciona duas vitórias em corridas clássicas de um dia nesta temporada e é uma das favoritas para um terceiro triunfo.
• Marianne Vos – a campeã olímpica do ciclismo de estrada em Londres 2012 não vnece uma prova de um dia desde Gent-Wevelgem em 2021, mas não descarte Vos por sua conta em risco. A vasta experiência da neerlandesa ainda é uma força reconhecida atualmente.
• Elisa Longo Borghini – a líder da equipe Trek-Segafredo, que conquistou o bronze nas duas últimas corridas olímpicas de estrada, já venceu o evento anteriormente (2015) e será apoiada pela também italiana e campeã mundial de 2021 Elisa Balsamo.

Tour de Flanders 2023: programação das provas

(Programação no fuso horário de Brasília, com horas aproximadas após a largada. Presume-se uma velocidade média de 44km/h para os homens e 40km/h para mulheres)

• 05:00 – Largada masculina não oficial em Bruges (-8.3km)
• 05:16 – Largada masculina oficial em Beernem (0.0km)
• 07:45 – Corrida masculina chega ao primeiro setor de paralelepípedos em Huisepontweg (109.0km)
• 08:22 – Corrida masculina chega à primeira elevação em Oude Kwaremont (subida 2, 136.8km)
• 08:30 – Largada feminina não oficial em Oudenaarde (-2.7km)
• 08:35 – Largada feminina oficial em Oudenaarde (0.0km)
• 08:50 – Corrida feminina chega à primeira elevação em Tiegemberg (subida 1, 10.0km)
• 09:49 – Corrida feminina chega ao primeiro setor de paralelepípedos em Huisepontweg (49.5km)
• 10:14 – Corrida masculina chega à segunda elevação em Oude Kwaremont (subida 12, 218.8km)
• 10:19 – Corrida masculina chega à primeira elevação em Paterberg (subida 13, 222.3km)
• 10:28 – Corrida masculina chega em Koppenberg (subida 14, 228.8km)
• 11:06 – Corrida masculina chega à terceira elevação em Oude Kwaremont (subida 18, 256.7km)
• 11:11 – Corrida masculina chega à segunda elevação em Paterberg (subida 19, 260.1km)
• 11:23 – Corrida feminina chega em Koppenberg (subida 8, 112.0km)
• 11:29 – Líderes da corrida masculina cruzam a linha de chegada em Oudenaarde (273.4km)
• 12:05 – Corrida feminina chega em Oude Kwaremont (subida 12, 139.9km)
• 12:10 – Corrida feminina chega em Paterberg (subida 13, 143.3km)
• 12:30 – Líderes da corrida feminina cruzam a linha de chegada em Oudenaarde (156.6km)

Tour de Flanders: últimos cinco campeões

• 2022: Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin-Fenix)
• 2021: Kasper Asgreen (DEN/Deceuninck-Quick-Step)
• 2020: Mathieu van der Poel (NED/Alpecin-Fenix)
• 2019: Alberto Bettiol (ITA/EF Educational First)
• 2018: Niki Terpstra (NED/Quick-Step Floors)
• 2022: Lotte Kopecky (BEL/SD Worx)
• 2021: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED/Movistar Team)
• 2020: Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED/Boels-Dolmans)
• 2019: Marta Bastianelli (ITA/Team Virtu Cycling)
• 2018: Anna van der Breggen (NED/Boels-Dolmans)

Onde assistir ao Tour de Flanders 2023

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Tour of Flanders 2023: TV and live stream details, favourites, route map, Mathieu van der Poel defends title

Updated 29/03/2023 at 15:39 GMT

Tour of Flanders 2023: The second Monument of the season arrives on Sunday as Ronde van Vlaanderen takes centre stage. Both the men’s and women’s fields are stacked with the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogacar, Lotte Kopecky and Annemiek van Vleuten set to take to the Flemish cobbles. So how can you watch on Eurosport and discovery+? Look no further…

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The stage is set for the first cobbled Monument of the year, the Tour of Flanders , scheduled for 2 April. 

This year's race marks the event's 107th edition, making it one of the oldest in the world. The riders have changed over the years, but many of the event's iconic climbs have stayed the same. 

The route stretches out over 270km between Bruges and Oudenaarde. Below you'll find details of the race parcours , together with a list of those who will tackle it.

Tour of Flanders 2023: route

This year’s Tour of Flanders counts 273.4 kilometres, almost one kilometre longer than the 2022 edition won by Mathieu van der Poel. 

After six years in Antwerp, the race returns to Bruges in 2023 to kick off proceedings. The riders will roll out for an easy first 100km, before they hit the first cobbled sector - Huisepontweg - on the approach into Oudenaarde. 

The race’s midway point is marked with the first of three drags up the 2.2km-long Oude Kwaremont. From there, the terrain becomes unforgiving, offering little recovery time between the hellingen that quickly rack up. Notable ascents here include the Holleweg, Molenberg and Valkenberg. 

With 55km to go, the riders will get a practice run at the finishing two climbs as they go over the iconic pair of the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. The duo return around 17km from the line, where the decisive attacks are likely to come. 

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The flat run-in to Oudenaarde is uncomplicated, but will bring some of the day’s most dramatic racing. If a rider hasn’t already broken away solo, expect a desperate sprint to the line. 

Tour of Flanders 2023: Start list

Alpecin-Deceuninck

VAN DER POEL Mathieu DILLIER Silvan BALLERSTEDT Maurice GOGL Michael KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren VERMEERSCH Gianni MEURISSE Xandro

Jumbo-Visma

VAN AERT Wout AFFINI Edoardo BENOOT Tiesj LAPORTE Christophe VAN FIJKE Tim VAN DER SANDE Tosh VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan

UAE Team Emirates

POGAČAR Tadej OLIVEIRA Rui BAX Sjoerd BJERG Mikkel LAENGEN Vegard Stake TRENTIN Matteo WELLENS Tim

AG2R Citroën Team

VAN AVERMAET Greg COSNEFROY Benoît DEWULF Stan NAESEN Lawrence NAESEN Oliver GAUTHERAT Pierre TOUZÉ Damien

Lotto Dstny

EWAN Caleb DE BUYST Jasper FRISON Frederik GRIGNARD Sébastien VAN MOER Brent VERMEERSCH Florian LIVYNS Arjen

Trek-Segafredo

STUYVEN Jasper LIEPINS Emīls HOOLE Daan KIRSCH Alex PEDERSEN Mads THEUNS Edward VACEK Mathias

INEOS Grenadiers

PIDCOCK Thomas HEIDUK Kim KWIATKOWSKI Michał TURNER Ben ROWE Luke SHEFFIELD Magnus SWIFT Ben

Soudal Quick-Step

ALAPHILIPPE Julian ASGREEN Kasper BALLERINI Davide MERLIER Tim LAMPAERT Yves SÉNÉCHAL Florian DECLERCQ Tim

Team Jayco AlUla

MATTHEWS Michael DURBRIDGE Luke MEZGEC Luka O'BRIEN Kelland QUICK Blake REINDERS Elmar ŠTYBAR Zdeněk

EF Education-EasyPost

BETTIOL Alberto SCULLY Tom DOULL Owain HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich KEUKELEIRE Jens POWLESS Neilson RUTSCH Jonas

Bahrain Victorious

MOHORIČ Matej ARNDT Nikias GRADEK Kamil MACIEJUK Filip PASQUALON Andrea RAJOVIĆ Dušan WRIGHT Fred

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

GIRMAY Biniam BYSTRØM Sven Erik DE GENDT Aimé DE POOTER Dries PLANCKAERT Baptiste TEUNISSEN Mike VAN DER HOORN Taco

DEGENKOLB John BEVIN Patrick EEKHOFF Nils HEINSCHKE Leon EDMONDSON Alex NABERMAN Tim VERMAERKE Kevin

BORA-Hansgrohe

ARCHBOLD Shane GAMPER Patrick HALLER Marco POLITT Nils MEEUS Jordi VAN POPPEL Danny KOCH Jonas

Astana Qazaqstan Team

CHZHAN Igo GIDICH Yevgeniy LAAS Martin FEDOROV Yevgeniy GRUZDEV Dmitriy NURLYKHASSYM Nurbergen SYRITSA Gleb

ALLEGAERT Piet KREDER Wesley NOPPE Christophe CARVALHO Andre RENARD Alexis ZINGLE Axel WALSCHEID Max

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VANMARCKE Sep BOIVIN Guillaume REYNDERS Jens HOULE Hugo NEILANDS Krists VAN ASBROECK Tom TEUNS Dylan

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BAUER Jack DEVRIENDT Tom FEDELI Alessandro PARISINI Nicolò MAŁECKI Kamil PUPPIO Antonio ZUKOWSKY Nickolas

Team Arkéa Samsic

HOFSTETTER Hugo BIERMANS Jenthe DEKKER David LOUVEL Matis MCLAY Daniel LE BERRE Mathis RUSSO Clément

Groupama-FDJ

KÜNG Stefan ASKEY Lewis GENIETS Kevin LE GAC Olivier LIENHARD Fabian MADOUAS Valentin WATSON Samuel

Movistar Team

GARCÍA CORTINA Iván HOLLMAN Juri JACOBS Johan JORGENSON Matteo LAZKANO Oier ROMEO Iván NORSGAARD Mathias

TotalEnergies

SAGAN Peter BOASSON HAGEN Edvald DUJARDIN Sandy BONNET Thomas OURSELIN Paul TURGIS Anthony VAN GESTEL Dries

VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume BLOUWE Louis DESAL Ceriel GEURIN Alexis MERTENS Julian ROBEET Ludovic VAN BOVEN Luca

Team Flanders - Baloise

BRAET Vito COLMAN Alex DE PESTEL Sander DE VYLDER Lindsay BERCKMOES Jenno DE WILDE Gilles VANHOOF Ward

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

KRISTOFF Alexander URIANSTAD Martin HALVORSEN Kristoffer BLUME LEVY William RESELL Erik Nordsæter BENDIXEN Louis TILLER Rasmus

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Tour of Flanders 2023: Pogacar solos to triumph

Results 2023 Tour of Flanders

1. Tadej Pogacar (slo) 2. Mathieu van der Poel (nld) + 0.16 3. Mads Pedersen (den) + 1.12 4. Wout van Aert (bel) s.t. 5. Neilson Powless (usa) s.t. 6. Stefan Küng (swi) s.t. 7. Kasper Asgreen (den) s.t. 8. Fred Wright (gbr) s.t. 9. Matteo Jorgenson (usa) + 1.19 10. Matteo Trentin (ita) + 2.49

Race report The pace is high from the start. There is still no breakaway after almost 40 kilometres of action and then the peloton splits. Van der Poel, Madouas, Teuns, Vanmarcke, Matthews and Girmay are forced to restore the damage in a 20 kilometres chase.

One of the other hot favourites, Pogacar, if forced to chase a little later with Pedersen, Matthews and Vanmarcke. They rejoin the first group in a relatively short effort.

After two hours in the saddle – and 100 kilometres – Van Keirsbulck establish the breakaway with Hoole, Colombo, Reynders and De Buyst. Merlier, Rutsch and Houle track them down.

A crazy move by Maciejuk causes a massive crash in the peloton. Turner and Wellens can’t continue the race, while the peloton slows down and the eight race to a 6 minutes lead.

The gap has fallen to 2 minutes on the Molenberg. Trentin, Küng, Asgreen, Wright, Powless, Narváez, Wright and Van Hooydonck distance the peloton after the summit, while Pedersen and Vermeersch bridge across later. Jorgenson and Cosnefroy go after them on the Berendries and track them down on the flat. The twelve rejoin the lead group on Berg Ten Houte and they open up a 3 minutes lead.

Pogacar strikes in the second ascent of the Oude Kwaremont. He reaches the summit of the Paterberg 1.39 minutes behind the remains of the lead group. Laporte, Van Aert, Pidcock and Van der Poel are 13 seconds behind.

Laporte kicks to rejoin Pogacar before the others also bridge across.

Pogacar speeds up on the Koppenberg. Van der Poel and Van Aert follow the move and the trio reaches the summit 1 minute behind the lead group. The gap is down to 35 seconds on the Taaienberg.

Pedersen attacks from the remaining leaders – Van Hooydonck, Trentin, Vermeersch, Asgreen, Powless, Wright, Jorgenson, Küng – in the run-up to the Kruisberg. Van der Poel attacks in the climb from the chase group. Pogacar follows his move.

The two regain contact with the group Asgreen before the Oude Kwaremont. Pogacar tracks down Pedersen in the climb to continue on his own. Van der Poel reaches the summit with Pedersen, only to leave him behind.

Pogacar crests the Paterberg 12 seconds ahead of Van der Poel. Pedersen is 40 seconds in arrears before the chasers rejoin the Dane.

The double Tour de France winner takes the win ahead of double Tour of Flanders winner Van der Poel, while former World Champion outsprints Van Aert for the remaining podium spot.

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The fields for Sunday are absolutely stacked for one of the most exciting races on the spring calendar.

This season’s second Monument just might be the best.

The warm-up races with names we can barely pronounce wrapped-up with Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen, which means it’s time for the biggest race in Belgium and one of the hardest races on the men’s and women’s calendars: the Tour of Flanders (known locally as the Ronde van Vlaanderen , or more simply as the Ronde ). Here’s everything you need to know about the season’s second Monument.

For the first time since 2016, the 273K men’s race begins in Bruges. The course then zig-zags its way southeast toward the hills of the Flemish Ardennes, a region packed with short, steep (often cobbled) climbs which the locals call bergs . Once the race passes through Oudenaarde (home to the Tour of Flanders Museum), the action centers around two big loops, each featuring two climbs—the Oude Kwaremont (long, steady, and cobbled) and the Paterberg (short, steep, and cobbled)—that often determine the outcome of the race.

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. And it’s early April, which means weather can be a factor as well (there’s nothing more slippery than cobblestones covered in wet manure). No wonder Belgians have won the race 69 times.

Of the 19 climbs in this year’s men’s race, the Koppenberg (44K from the finish line) is probably the most famous. Super-steep, cobbled, and narrow, this is where the race’s final phase begins. Riders who don’t 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. The race is essentially over for anyone who doesn’t make it over the top in the top-25.

After the Koppenberg, five climbs remain, and recent editions of the Ronde have seen race-winning attacks launched on just about all of them. Lately it’s all come down to the final ascent of the Oude Kwaremont-Paterberg combo, with special attention often given to the rolling road in between as riders try and surprise their rivals while they recover from the Kwaremont and prepare for the Paterberg.

Leaving out the portion from Bruges, the 156K women’s race begins and ends in Oudenaarde, with 13 of the bergs featured in the men’s event including–for the first time last year–the Koppenberg. In fact, the women’s and men’s 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.

From the top of the final ascent of the Paterberg it’s only 13K to the finish line in Oudenaarde, a distance that several riders have covered alone in recent years. Sprints are rare in the Ronde–the race is too hard to see large groups make it to the finish line still in contention for the win–so if they happen they only happen in groups of 3 or 4.

How to Watch

We’ll be up early on Sunday, April 2 to watch the men as they hit the Oude Kwaremont for the first time (about 7:30 a.m. EDT). If that’s too early for you, set an alarm for about 9:30 a.m. EDT, the second passage over the cobbled ascent on the first of the Ronde’s two final circuits.

The men’s race should finish around 10:45 a.m. EDT, at which point the women (depending on their average speed) should be nearing or just over the Koppenberg. Their race should finish around 11:45 a.m. EDT, which means you’re in for at least 2+ hours of fantastic racing.

What Happened Last Year

With Belgium’s 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. But van der Poel had a new foe: Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), who was making his Flanders debut 1) to get a taste of the cobblestones in preparation for July’s Tour de France, and 2) because he’s Tadej Pogačar and he can pretty much be a contender in any race he enters.

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 Kwaremont–with van der Poel the only rider able to follow him. The duo worked well together until the final kilometer, when van der Poel slowed, almost daring Pogačar to start the sprint. His deceleration allowed a small group of chasers to rejoin the duo, at which point the Dutchman accelerated, winning the race for the second time in three years. His compatriot Dylan van Baarle (INEOS Grenadiers) finished second, and France’s Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) took third. After botching the sprint, Pogačar was forced to settle for a disappointing fourth-place finish.

About an hour later, Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx) saved the day for the home fans, winning the women’s Tour of Flanders in the black-yellow-red jersey of the Belgian national champion.

An elite group of six came together after the final ascent of the Paterberg, including Kopecky, her teammates Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (who won the Ronde in 2021) and Marlen Reusser, and Movistar’s Annemiek van Vleuten (the defending champion).

With strength in numbers, SD Worx played its cards well. Reusser was the first to attack, a move quickly countered by van Vleuten. Then van den Broek-Blaak went, initially catching van Vleuten off-guard. The two-time Ronde winner recovered though, chasing down van den Broek-Blaak–but bringing Kopecky along for the ride. Once caught, van den Broek-Blaak rode for her teammate, leading out the sprint for the Belgian champion. She’s only the second Belgian to win the women’s Ronde.

Riders to Watch

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck)

Winner of two of the last three editions–and Milan-Sanremo two weeks ago–van der Poel is the top favorite heading into Sunday’s men’s event. Yes, he lost last Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic (a mini-Tour of Flanders) to van Aert, but he was clearly the strongest rider in the race and would have won had van Aert not (wisely) opted for a long-distance sprint (the Dutchman prefers shorter, more sudden accelerations). A win Sunday would put van der Poel alongside some of the sport’s greatest Classics riders atop the Ronde’s record books with an incredible three wins in five starts.

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)

Van Aert missed last year’s race after testing positive for COVID-19 a few days before the event, a big shame since the Belgian was in the form of his life and looked ready to avenge his narrow loss to van der Poel in 2020. Belgian seems to have timed his form just right again: he won Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic and finished second after giving the win to his teammate, France’s Christophe Laporte , in Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem.

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. If all goes as planned, on Sunday he’ll win his first cobbled Monument, becoming the first Belgian to win the Ronde since 2017.

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)

Pogačar raced in two of last year’s cobbled Classics–Dwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flanders–seemingly just as preparation for the cobbled stage of July’s Tour de France. But Pog doesn’t start races for training: he finished 10th in Dwars door Vlaanderen and 4th in Flanders. Well, after messing up last year, he’s back and committed to winning it. Forming the third piece of a star-studded breakaway in Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank Classic, the Slovenian joined van der Poel and van Aert in the winning move. But winning Flanders is a tall order for the Slovenian: the climbs in Flanders aren’t long enough for him to drop the other two–and he can’t outsprint them. Watching Pogačar try and figure out a way to win could be this year’s most exciting storyline.

Matej Mohorič (Bahrain-Victorious) and Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ)

We won’t be surprised if this plays out in a way similar to the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, with van der Poel, van Aert, and Pogačar breaking away to hog all the glory for themselves. But if there is an “upset,” we won’t be shocked if Mohorič or Küng is the rider to pull it off. Over the past two seasons they’ve put themselves firmly on a tier right below the “Big Three” in the cobbled Classics. Their teams are deep and experienced, and they both could profit should there be a stalemate among the top three contenders. Mohorič is an opportunist and will likely try and escape earlier than the others might expect; Küng is a time trialist and could prove hard to catch if he gets a gap late in the race.

Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx)

Team SD Worx is far and away the strongest in the race, and as they showed last year, they have several cards to play. Their captain will likely be Kopecky , the defending champion. Able to win alone or in a small group sprint, she should be the focal point of the team’s plans.

Marlen Reusser (Team SD Worx)

Kopecky’s toughest competition might come from within her own team, most likely in the form of a rider who played a big role in helping her win last year: Reusser. The Swiss time trialist scored an amazing solo victory in Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem . 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.

Demi Vollering (Team SD Worx)

A stark contrast to Laporte and van Aert’s 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. Well, we could be in for a repeat: Vollering won Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen , and we’re wondering how she and Kopecky will coexist on Sunday. Will Vollering ride for her Belgian teammate? Will Kopecky chase her if she doesn’t? The race within this team will go a long way toward determining the Ronde’s final outcome.

Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)

Racing her final season as a professional, van Vleuten has had a relatively quiet spring thus far: she hasn’t competed since Strade Bianche (in early March) and shockingly hasn’t won a race yet this year. That said, we’ve 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. Overlooking her could prove fatal for the opposition.

Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma)

Vos has only raced twice so far this season, but the Dutch rider finished third in Dwars door Vlaanderen, a result that shows she’s right where she needs to be to add another Tour of Flanders to her resume (she won the race way back in 2013). She could be using Flanders to put the finishing touches on her form for next weekend’s Paris-Roubaix (one of the only major races missing from her palmares), but if a large group hits the finish line in Oudenaarde, she’s a good bet to win the field sprint.

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Preview of the 2023 Tour of Flanders

The Tour of Flanders will be one of the early major races in 2023 and next year’s contest will be the 107th edition in history. Some of the world’s best riders are expected to feature in the event which will end in Oudenaarde once again.

Here is a look at the leading contenders for the most prestigious cycling race in Flanders.

Mathieu van der Poel

Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Flanders for the second time in his career in 2022. He has been installed as the +450 favorite to defend his crown next year. Those looking to back the market leader should consider the  Betfair welcome offer bet 10 get 30  which can be used on the event. Placing a £10 bet on this race will see you pick up £30 to be used on any other cycling competition or event in their sportsbook.

It is easy to see why the bookmakers have made van der Poel their favorite. He was first successful in this event in 2020. He then regained his trophy back in April. Victory in 2023 will see him tie the record for the most wins.

Dream’s don’t work unless you do ?? WORLDCHAMPION ? pic.twitter.com/fxaX18hdry — Mathieu Van der Poel (@mathieuvdpoel) February 2, 2020

Van der Poel has had a lot of success throughout his career. He is a four-time winner at the World Championship in cyclo-cross, while he has stage wins at the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.

The UCI ProTeam Alpecin-Deceuninck rider finished with a time of 6h 18’ 30” in 2022. He will be aiming to improve on that in his next appearance and that is likely to be enough to see him lift the trophy.

Wout Van Aert

Not since 2017 has a home rider won the Tour of Flanders. Philippe Gilbert gave the home crowd something to cheer about five years ago when he prevailed for Quick-Step Floors. Belgian Wout Van Aert will be hoping to add his name to the roll of honor next year.

The 28-year-old won the  points classification at the Tour de France  in 2022, the biggest achievement of his career so far. He has now claimed nine individual stages at the Grand Tour event.

I guess I never stopped smiling the past few days, with saturday’s ride in mind. We had some beautiful and easy days in Tuscany with @JumboVismaRoad which made everything even better. But today we head forward to the next races #MilanoTorino & #MilanoSanremo ! pic.twitter.com/iACJBdhwHz — Wout van Aert (@WoutvanAert) August 5, 2020

Van Aert is arguably in the best form of his career, so he goes into the 2023 renewal of the Tour of Flanders as the biggest threat to the defending champion.

Kasper Asgreen

Denmark’s Kasper Asgreen  won the Tour of Flanders in 2021 . He clocked an impressive winning time of 6h 02’ 12” that year, finishing ahead of van der Poel and Greg Van Avermaet respectively.

Since that win, he has been victorious in the 2021 Danish National Time Trial Championships. He was also third in the Strade Bianche earlier this year in Siena in the race which was won by Alexandr Kolobnev.

Asgreen rarely runs a bad race in the Tour of Flanders. He finished second in 2019 so he is very used to challenging for the major prizes in the event.

The 2023 Tour of Flanders will take place on April 2 and it is one of the highlights on the UCI World Tour calendar next year.

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