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Tour of Flanders. Complete results of every Tour of Flanders | 2022 edition | Map & profile | Photos | Start list | Video of Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story. He held his line as van Baarle managed to come past Madouas, while Pogacar sat up angry about his finish. 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). @TamauPogi is on the move. The counter-attack has swept up Van Hooydonck and Kochto create a strong 14-rider move. If thats 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 Rondes two final circuits. We're getting closer and closer to the key climbs. Just like in 2020 and 2021, the Tour of Flanders ended in a nerve-racking sprint. For me the goal is to be my best for him and for myself and for the team.". Ben Swift is also doing some of the early work to chase the attack for Ineos leader Tom Pidcock. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. You have a choice of 4 different distances: 75km, 144km, 177km or 242km. Ill have a free roll. Watching Pogaar try and figure out a way to win could be this years most exciting storyline. The riders keen to go in the early break are gathering in the slipstream of the race director's car. Heres everything you need to know about the seasons second Monument. Weather at the finish city of Oudenaarde at 1:50 PM, local time: 6C (43F), cloudy, with the wind from the north-northeast at 29 km/hr (12 mph). Latest Jumbo-Visma perfect until it really mattered: Five things we learned. After the Paterberg climb, it was Laporte who was able to hitch his wagon to Pogaar. Jan Tratnik 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. Van der Poel stranded in second place, Pedersen won the sprint for third. First held in 1913, the Tour of Flanders had its 100th edition in . Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This was Pogacar' last surge on the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg. Madouas and van Baarle are 30 seconds down on Pogacar and van der Poel. Complete results of every Tour of Flanders | 2021 edition | 2023 edition | Map | Photos | Start list | Video of Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story. Van der Poel is struggling to turn a big gear. Well see, its a long race. This show the moment when van der Poel opened up his sprint. Total Energies and UAE Team Emirates have missed the counter-attack and so are forced to chase. The Stefan Kung song was sung as the peloton passed. "Its a gesture for our sponsor Viking Lotto. To read our full race report, see our 50+ photo gallery and for full results, click below. Everyone else is spread across the Paterberg and the Flemish fields. The Spring Classics reached their peak in 2023 with the 107th edition of the Tour of Flanders on April 2nd. "Its a real shame not having Wout van Aert here, he was in great shape," he said. You can search for your photos after the race here, it jaar krijgen een aantal duos de kans om lid te worden van. The route. Will that change the sprint finish? Behind Trentin ups the pace to try to go across to the move. 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. Race favourites such as Asgreen, Pogacar and Benoot are up front in the peloton, while Van der Poel is down the back. Niki Terpstra, Taco van der Hoorn and Brent Van Moer are near the front. Meanwhile, the lead of the early breakaway riders drops below half a minute. Gianni Moscon crashes as he takes off some clothes. Matteo Trentin is leading the peloton and protecting Tadej Pogacar. The peloton is spread across the road as they near the cobbles. With 140km to go, some big names went to ground again. They will soon climb the Valkenberg climb, then the Berg Ten Houte. Have a rewarding drink in our Peloton Caf, relive the heroism of the Ronde and share the experience with fellow cyclists. In theory van der Poel is fastest but we said that last year and he lost to Kasper Asgreen. Click below to read what he said. The races passes through Hamme, near Greg Van Avermaet's hometown of Lokeren. UAE are trying to chase but the rivals teams are blocking and slowing the chase. This is a mind game as much as a physical game as the kilometres tick down. Indeed, there is a chase by the peloton. Team SD Worx is far and away the strongest in the race, and as they showed last year, they have several cards to play. pic.twitter.com/bgk15sGOP7April 3, 2022. The peloton has reached the Grote Markt in Oudenaarde. Once the race passes through Oudenaarde (home to the Tour of Flanders Museum), the action centers around two big loops, each featuring two climbsthe Oude Kwaremont (long, steady, and cobbled) and the Paterberg (short, steep, and cobbled)that often determine the outcome of the race. Men have raced 'De Ronde' annually uninterrupted since 1919. It will decide the race of Pogacar and van der Poel. Well, we could be in for a repeat: Vollering won Wednesdays Dwars door Vlaanderen, and were wondering how she and Kopecky will coexist on Sunday. In the run-up to the Kanarieberg, things went particularly hard in the peloton again, resulting in another crash. Were calling ourselves Vikings today. Teams. This is the general page of the Tour of Flanders 2022, here you can see a summary of the race (the winners of one of each rankings, the leaders, jerseys or who won the points classification, when it starts, who is the leader, where to follow live, etc. Antwerp - Oudenaarde, 272.5 km, 18 hills and 7 cobbled sectors. Asgreen is on him. The Asgreen group is only 20 seconds behind now. Riders in the peloton are already eating to keep their energy levels up. World champion Elisa Balsamo has been the huge benefactor of this pattern winning Trofeo Alfredo Binda, Classic Brugge-De Panne and . Mathieu van der Poel wins the Tour of Flanders. A win Sunday would put van der Poel alongside some of the sports greatest Classics riders atop the Rondes record books with an incredible three wins in five starts. For a moment it looks like Asgreen and Van der Poel will make the jump to the front with an attack on Berg Ten Houte, but that doesn't happen. It was great to see the huge crowds back out on the course today. Undoubtedly. Tour of Flanders 2022: Van der Poel wins thrilling race image: Cor Vos Mathieu van der Poel wins a compelling edition of the Tour of Flanders. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! He was suffering with a back problem in the early season but managed to recover and find some form. He knows the roads here.". Van der Poel is strong as Asgreen suffers a mechanical problem. Pogaar raced in two of last years cobbled ClassicsDwars door Vlaanderen and the Tour of Flandersseemingly just as preparation for the cobbled stage of Julys Tour de France. All other distances will start and finish in Oudenaarde. Spanish veteran Imanol Erviti stops for a second time to get his race bike back after a problem. The peloton is lined out as they try to peg the gap to around 3:00. The duo worked well together until the final kilometer, when van der Poel slowed, almost daring Pogaar to start the sprint. Let's go! The move is almost under control but the peloton has split under the effort. The race favours riders who are strong enough to shed their rivals on the double-digit gradients and fast enough to burn any hangers-on off their wheels in the sprint. 175 starters, 96 finishers, 78 abandons, 1 disqualification. We have a new front group of 12 riders or so. This will give us the first indications of form and tactics today. Welcome to cycling country. The men will cover 273 km of racing at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, starting in Antwerp and finishing in Oudenaarde. Dylan van Baarle and Fred Wright on the Koppenberg. Will you step into the footsteps of Mathieu van der Poel? Will van der Poel and others try to go across the gap on the Oude Kwaremont? Stop by our merchandise booth at the Qubus in Oudenaarde and discover our collection in collaboration with Sportful or the head & neck wear collection by Buff. He would later abandon. Heres how it works. A very deserved win. Pedersen tries to up the speed but other riders follow him. First Koch (Bora-hansgrohe) and Van Hooydonck (Jumbo-Visma) go off. Van der Poel attacked on the Kruisberg and dropped Van Aert, then Pogaar returned the favour on the Kwaremont, soloing to a remarkable victory, making up for his gaffe in 2022 where he played cat and mouse with Van der Poel only to see two chasers come back and out-sprint him for the final two podium places. Click below to read his post-race reaction. The Dutchman took his second victory in the Minderbroedersstraat, ahead of Van Baarle and Madouas. She could be using Flanders to put the finishing touches on her form for next weekends Paris-Roubaix (one of the only major races missing from her palmares), but if a large group hits the finish line in Oudenaarde, shes a good bet to win the field sprint. 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. The team was super and perfect. "You dont get that many chances to win Flanders and so every chance missed, when youre in good shape, so its an expensive loss for him. .css-18bc37s{display:block;font-family:Velo,Velo-fallback,Georgia,Serif;margin-bottom:0.3125rem;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-18bc37s:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 61.25rem){.css-18bc37s{font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 61.25rem){.css-18bc37s{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-18bc37s{font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;}}Riders to Watch at La Vuelta Femenina, Trek-Segafredo Parts Ways with Antonio Tiberi. Wow. Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 1 ASGREEN Kasper 2 LAMPAERT Yves 3 DECLERCQ Tim 4 STEIMLE Jannik 5 SNCHAL Florian 6 TYBAR Zdenk 7 VAN LERBERGHE Bert DS PEETERS Wilfried Campenaerts and Matej Mohoric are both amongst the team cars, perhaps to take off some clothing. "It's incredible. But you may also be one of those super relaxed gravel riders or a cycling tourist who wants to ride their own spring classic. The group is splitting over the top of the Pattenberg. The counter-attack hits the Berg Ten Houte and Mads Pedersen kicks hard. The podium, from left: Mathieu van der Poel (2nd), Tadej Pogacar (1st) & Mads Pedersen (3rd). GVA is now 36 and is riding his 15th Ronde. #RVVmen - 3 kmReady for a sprint-a-deux? The riders are about to hit the Oude Kwaremont, the first of the 18 Hellingen climbs. The race was held on Sunday 3 April 2022. 2022. Kopeckys 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. There was a problem. Ook dit jaar krijgen een aantal duos de kans om lid te worden van de Continental Cycling Teams. We wont be surprised if this plays out in a way similar to the E3 Saxo Bank Classic, with van der Poel, van Aert, and Pogaar breaking away to hog all the glory for themselves. Peter Sagan on the Old Kwaremont climb. I love this race. Yet van der Poel still had the speed to win the sprint. But can he beat van der Poel in a shoulder to shoulder sprint? The chasers are only 50 seconds behind them now, with the peloton ast 1:20. Fans will once again be in attendance at the 2022 Tour of Flanders too, after the last two editions missed spectators. pic.twitter.com/A0hKBcE0s3April 3, 2022. Who will chase this group? Pogacar and van der Poel still lead by 30 seconds. This classic was first held on 25 May 1913.