Van der Poel had to let the Slovenian ride. @sporzapic.twitter.com/Ols2buvjIjApril 3, 2022. 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. The course track includes three climbs over the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg. More riders attack over the top. Riders are spread across the road as teams sprint for position. 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. The Slovenian was able to rejoin after a crash. Will van der Poel and others try to go across the gap on the Oude Kwaremont? Dylan van Baarle and Fred Wright on the Koppenberg. We managed to capture Tadej Pogacar's thoughts post race. Well see, its a long race. With 60 kilometers to go a break with about 13 riders is almost 3 minutes ahead of the field. Yes, he lost last Fridays 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). Behind QuickStep are leading the chase for Asgreen. "Theres a good atmosphere in the team. He is perhaps trying to hurt the riders behind him and keep the peloton line-out. The Frenchmen went down on his left shoulder but seems okay. As we reach a symbolic point in the 272km race, will we see an attack? Kenneth Van Rooy (Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise) goes into the muddy ditch. 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. Oliver Naesen of AG2R Citroen spoke of the absence of Wout van Aert and the chances of his team leader Greg van Avermaet. Dwars door Vlaanderen Cyclo gives you the chance to test your legs on Saturday 18 March 2023. Beweging is immers een essentile pijler in zowel de behandeling als de preventie van diabetes. Ook dit jaar krijgen een aantal duos de kans om lid te worden van de Continental Cycling Teams. The five are working together. Latest Jumbo-Visma perfect until it really mattered: Five things we learned. Barry Ryan, A number of riders are also trying to come across, including Tom Pidcock. I love this race. Tadej Pogacar: I think I love the Tour of Flanders (opens in new tab). The very first edition of Omloop het Nieuwsblad - known as Omloop Het Volk at the time - on the front page of the newspaper, the poppies of Gent-Wevelgem, Waregem as a paradise for horses, the Tour of Flanders with its start in Bruges and Antwerp, the water of the River . "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. Click the link below to read our full race report and see our growing photo gallery. Britain's Ben Swift leads the peloton over the Kortekeer climb. And they're off. Welcome to LIVE coverage from the second Monument of the season: the Tour of Flanders (aka Ronde van Vlaanderen). De cycling teams worden begeleid onder onze ervaren teammanager Bert De Backer. Second-place Mathieu van der Poel can be seen in the distance. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Pogacar ups the pace. This was Ed Theuns's view from the sign-on stage. Paved Road Climbs. The sun is out and Cyclingnews reporters Patrick Fletcher and Barry Ryan are at the start, capturing the riders' final thoughts and the atmosphere of the big race. Dion Smith of BikeExchange goes down. Oude Kwaremont hurts because it is 2.2km long and climbs gradually on the cobbles. With 213 km to go, the Van der Poel group rejoined at the front and everything was to be redone. The men will cover 273 km of racing at the Tour of Flanders on Sunday, starting in Antwerp and finishing in Oudenaarde. His race is over! The main victims this time were Girmay and De Gendt (Intermarch - Circus - Wanty) and Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). The counter-attack has swept up Van Hooydonck and Kochto create a strong 14-rider move. #RVV22 pic.twitter.com/nE9vSUbXkhApril 3, 2022. You can find out how to watch the 2023 Tour of Flanders with our comprehensive streaming guide. The Flandrien Challenge awaits you. "Its not too cold, so were pretty happy," the Italian said. Matteo Trentin will be my guide. ", #RVVmenWHAT A RACE! You can search for your photos after the race here, it jaar krijgen een aantal duos de kans om lid te worden van. He was on fire today, really good. Van der Poel follows, and so does Madouas (Groupama-FDJ). #RVVmen - 3 kmReady for a sprint-a-deux? Schrikwekkende cijfers. Photo: Getty Sport. They were not sitting still in the peloton on Molenberg either. Ouch! A last moment of calm. He and the others are quickly up and away but that will cause some concern and a shot of adrenaline. 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. Contact The men's race covers a 275.5km route, with 18, often cobbled, climbs . pic.twitter.com/A0hKBcE0s3April 3, 2022. Position is vital even so early at the Tour of Flanders. The only one who can follow is Van der Poel. With Asgreen (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) in his wheel he also takes Pedersen and Turner with him. "I like the Oude Kwaremont. The Dutchman was flanked on the podium by Dylan van Baarle and Valentin Madouas. Flanders Classics What do you look forward to every year? There are 30 or so riders at the front of the race. From the top of the final ascent of the Paterberg its only 13K to the finish line in Oudenaarde, a distance that several riders have covered alone in recent years. Who Would Be the #1 Pick in a Road Cycling Draft? #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. Ouch. Tour of Flanders 2022: The Route Slideshow 1/20 Sunday 3 April - The High Mass of Flemish cycling will be celebrated in front of roaring crowds. @RondeVlaanderen pic.twitter.com/tky571eeL1April 3, 2022. Team SD Worx is far and away the strongest in the race, and as they showed last year, they have several cards to play. Stunning photography from a Tour of Flanders edition for the ages, Chapeau, Tadej Pogaar. Piet Allegaert and Tobias Johannessengo down. Tadej Pogacar on the Koppenberg with Valentin Madouas & Mathieu van der Poel just behind him. 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. 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. We're just minutes away from the official start. 'The Big 3' also had another gear change on the Kruisberg. This time riders have to dive into a field just before Holleweg cobbled sector. But the break has a 30-second lead. Team DSM are also upping the pace. More and more people join in the chasing group. QuickStep have positioned Kasper Asgreen up front to avoid any crashes. 2024 . Wright is gapped too. "The Kwaremont and Paterberg I was just trying to hold the wheel of Tadej. Complete results of every Tour of Flanders | 2022 edition | Map & profile | Photos | Start list | Video of Tour of Flanders: The Inside Story. Van Baarle is back in the peloton but he is way down the back and will need help to move up to the front. Van der Poel hugged his partner beyond the finish, happy but in shock to have won after defeat in 2021. Food Van der Poel: It was a bit of a shock to see Tour of Flanders final play out like that (opens in new tab). 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. Let's go! The chasers managed to bring Pogacar's group to heel but the Paterberg is coming soon and then the dreaded Koppenberg. 2022 Tour of Flanders photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti: The start city of Antwerp provides a stunning setting for the team's presentation ceremony. The riders in the peloton are now looking at each other as the pace returns steady. The gap to Pedersen was closed in no time. The cobbles are not rough or dangerous but serve as a wake-up call for the peloton. EF Education's always aggressive Neilson Powless in the attacking group. All rights reserved. Oral History Project Oral History Project but it's still a huge task to close it down and then go with the next attack. 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. After the Koppenberg, five climbs remain, and recent editions of the Ronde have seen race-winning attacks launched on just about all of them. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). 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. The break is about to start the legendary Oude Kwaremont climb, leading the peloton by 4:30. There are seven riders away and others are trying to join them. van Baarle is chasing in the cars. Teams. There is already a fight for position before the Achterberg climb. He outsprints Dylan van Baarle and Valentin Madouas on the line, while Tadej Pogacar is boxed in and finishes in fourth. Meanwhile, the lead of the early breakaway riders drops below half a minute. We expect the groups to come together up front very soon. They should move up because in 15 kilometers they will hit the Lippenhovestraat cobbled sector. Pogacar was angry to be boxed in the sprint and even raised his arm in anger. Van der Poel is strong as Asgreen suffers a mechanical problem. Gianni Moscon crashes as he takes off some clothes. 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. The chasers are only 50 seconds behind them now, with the peloton ast 1:20. The former Olympic champion takes time to wave to his fans. This is a mind game as much as a physical game as the kilometres tick down. News & Opinion, Bike Tech Essays Just like in 2020 and 2021, the Tour of Flanders ended in a nerve-racking sprint. The peloton has changed to tempo mode. This one is serious, perhaps too serious to let go. Ok, let's go! This is the moment Alpecin-Fenix rode to the sign-on podium. Photo Galleries, Glossary, Terms, Lists All rights reserved. It's an incredible victory for Mathieu van der Poel. Alpecin-Deceuninck collective morale boosted after Jasper Philipsen's Scheldeprijs victory, By Pedersen tries to up the speed but other riders follow him. 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. Most riders are wearing jackets and leg warmers, so there will be a lot of clothing to remove later. Pogacar was angry and rides off from the finish area. Behind the peloton eased but then a UNo-X rider surged away to spark the chase. Tour of Flanders. Able to win alone or in a small group sprint, she should be the focal point of the teams plans. but thats cycling. The move is almost under control but the peloton has split under the effort. 50 km were covered in the first hour. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. Tour of Flanders live stream 2022 Date: Sunday, April 3 Men's race start time: 10am CET / 9am BST / 4am ET / 1am PT / 6pm AEST Women's race start time: 1.25pm CET / 12.25pm BST / 7.25am ET /. Van Aert and Van der Poel had to let go, along with Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) and Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers). In 2023, the Tour of Flanders route returns to Brugge for the first time since 2016. 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. Im getting better with every training day but its difficult to make a plan because you need to be 110% to be up front. I think the crowds are going to be crazy. 9h The finish line that awaits us. The gap is at 35 seconds. 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. Comix 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. Then the gap falls. The route. Bahrain is also giving a hand. Ride the Tour of Flanders The Jewel in the crown of the Flemish cycling year, the Tour of Flanders Sportive takes place on Saturday 30 March in the heartland of cycling! 'We want to set an example' says UCI official, By Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the 2022 Tour of Flanders. The trio of Wellens (Lotto Soudal), Geniets (Groupama-FDJ) and Swift (Team Arka-Samsic) goes for an attack on Kanarieberg and can make the crossing to the group of Pedersen. "He came next to me and so I tried to accelerate but there wasnt enough in my legs to drop him. #RVV22What a thrilling finale that was! The peloton is near the top of the Oude Kwaremont. The famous Oude Kwaremont-Paterberg duo will once again serve as the major obstacle in the finale. "I crashed 20km after the start," he said. Heres everything you need to know about the seasons second Monument. The leading group cycled together a maximum lead of 6'28". While Van der Poel and Pogaar looked for the group behind Pedersen, Van Hooydonck dropped out to assist his leader Van Aert. We just have to enjoy it now," the Dane said. The race is essentially over for anyone who doesnt make it over the top in the top-25. The race was held on Sunday 3 April 2022. After botching the sprint, Pogaar was forced to settle for a disappointing fourth-place finish. Paved Road Climbs It is the most important cycling race in Flanders.Its nickname is Vlaanderens mooiste which is Dutch for "Flanders' finest". It is only 1.5km long but kicks-up again between rows of fans. Piet Allegaert (Cofidis) and Tobias Johannessen(Uno-X) are up and riding again but that hurt. For now Pogacar and van der Poel are swapping turns as they ride to the finish in Oudenaarde. As the Cyclingnews blimp takes height, the riders are gathering in the centre of Antwerp for the start. Our demanding hill and cobbles and deep-rooted cycling culture are irresistible those who are Flandrien in heart. The race could be escaping UAE Team Emirates and Pogacar. 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. Niki Terpstra, Taco van der Hoorn and Brent Van Moer are near the front. That is why the Tour of Flanders is a monument Classic. De technische opslag of toegang die uitsluitend wordt gebruikt voor anonieme statistische doeleinden. Alasdair Fotheringham Training & Coaching Indeed, there is a chase by the peloton. He was really strong up there especially the Paterberg was really on the limit for me. He blasts up to the attackers and passes them on the cobbles. The race: Two riders did not start: Wesley Kreder (Cofidis) & Soren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM). But winning Flanders is a tall order for the Slovenian: the climbs in Flanders arent long enough for him to drop the other twoand he cant outsprint them. There is a tactical moment in the race as the five eat a last gel. That first Sunday of April, when Flanders takes to the streets en masse during the Tour of Flanders? There is no wind today for now. Three riders from Lotto Soudal, Magnus Sheffield of Ineos too. At first it wasn't even sure if I would get to the Classics and to win is incredible," he added, explaining his race. News & Opinion, Bike Tech Essays You will start from Waregem for an 73, 117 or 147 -kilometer ride through the challenging Flemish countryside. Asgreen, the 2021 winner, spoke briefly at the start. Riders are passing through a feed zone, with their teams offering bidons from the roadside. "Its a day by day race scenario for me. TIMING: From 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 2022-04-03T10:37:59.862Z We're in Oudenaarde for the 19th edition of the women's Tour of Flanders. BA1 1UA. Race on! The break rides steady over the top of the climb as the nears it. The race is notorious for being a complicated mix of cobblestones, hills, wind, narrow roa. But Pog doesnt start races for training: he finished 10th in Dwars door Vlaanderen and 4th in Flanders. We can see Garcia Cortina Stybar, Turner, Vermeersch and Bettiol. The Tour of Flanders is part of the UCI World Tour.It is one of the monuments of the European professional calendar. 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 2023 Tour of Flanders holds a prestigious place on the cycling calendar as one of the famous monuments of cycling and the first Cobbled Classic of the year. There the leaders play poker. 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). The 2023 UCI World Tour is a series of races that include thirty-five road cycling events throughout the 2023 cycling season. Welcome to Cyclingnews' live coverage of the 2022 Tour of Flanders Women. There was a problem. Pidcock and Kung too. Contact 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). Click below to read his post-race reaction. Famous for its cobblestones, the Tour of Flanders Sportive offers tough climbs and winding roads through the Flemish countryside. Next up is the 2.5km long Kruisberg/Hotond. The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Jan Tratnik 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. The riders are about to hit the Oude Kwaremont, the first of the 18 Hellingen climbs. The fields for Sunday are absolutely stacked for one of the most exciting races on the spring calendar. A descent offers the five a chance to eat and drink. Get ready for a Pogacar attack on the Paterberg! Sweet dreams! 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. However they refuse to give in. Stephen Farrand You have a choice of 4 different distances: 75km, 144km, 177km or 242km. 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. Antwerp - Oudenaarde, 272.5 km, 18 hills and 7 cobbled sectors. It is now 3:10. 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 race remains closed for a while and the gap of the breakaway increases up to 4 minutes. Finish your Tour of Flanders in the Centrum Ronde van Vlaanderen. The gap to the peloton remains at 20 seconds. The Molenberg is short at 400m but it is cobbled and rough. 699pp inc. tax - Book Now Below. (Slideshow route/profile) Take a look the results/report of the Tour of Flanders 2022, and read about the route and the start list. 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. Dylan van Baarle dug deep to get second, with Valentin Madouas taking third. Madouas and van Baarle are 30 seconds down on Pogacar and van der Poel. Alasdair Fotheringham It went hard in the first race hours of the Tour of Flanders 2023 and so there was work to do to form an early breakaway. Year-to-Date Results The group is splitting over the top of the Pattenberg. We expect over a million people along the race route today, despite the sunny but cold weather. 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. Also on the Paterberg, Pogaar held his own. The Kanarieberg climb is next before a short 20km reprise in climbs before the big finale. Their captain will likely be Kopecky, the defending champion. Van Baarle and Madouas join their slipstream at 250m from the finish, just when Van der Poel starts his sprint. There is just a 3% chance of rain during the remianing afternoon. The race will finish outside the town in about three and a half hours. 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. Everyone else is spread across the Paterberg and the Flemish fields. Behind Tom Pidcock and Christophe Laporte lead the chase behind. 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. Smith also went into the ditch as the Molenberg nears. Van Baarle is distanced. Here's the moment van der Poel starts to celebrate. It was a really amazing race. published 5 April 23, news The pace is high in the peloton. Van Baarle catches Madouas in the fight for third place. About Us Their race should finish around 11:45 a.m. EDT, which means youre in for at least 2+ hours of fantastic racing. Pedersen (Trek - Segafredo) and Vermeersch (Lotto Dstny) joined in turn on Marlborough Street. To read out full live coverage from the women's race, click below. The peloton is 4:35 as the break blasts over the cobbles. Bath Van Hooydonck and Koch are pushing on. "It wouldnt have changed anything, here you just need to go full gas on the climbs.". The breakaways go over the Oude Kwaremont at the half-way point of the 272km race. The Paddestraat sector follows the Lippenhovestraat sector. Thanks to the collection of Vive le Vlo and Flanders Classics, you can. They know that the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg are still to come. You will receive a verification email shortly. De technische opslag of toegang is strikt noodzakelijk voor het legitieme doel het gebruik mogelijk te maken van een specifieke dienst waarom de abonnee of gebruiker uitdrukkelijk heeft gevraagd, of met als enig doel de uitvoering van de transmissie van een communicatie over een elektronisch communicatienetwerk. 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. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. I worked so hard for this one," he said. Van der Poel is struggling to turn a big gear. "It's incredible. Tadej Pogacar spoke about his chances at the start. Who will chase this group? 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. Lap up the beautiful scenery whilst imagining . Pogacar blew his chance by not working to ensure he and van der Poel stayed away. De technische opslag of toegang die uitsluitend voor statistische doeleinden wordt gebruikt. On the Wolvenberg, it was Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) who accelerated. published 3 April 23, Premium Gallery 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. Heres how it works. The race within this team will go a long way toward determining the Rondes final outcome. The riders sprint as if their lives depended on it before the climbs and then recover slightly on the climbs. "It's impressive", he said of the huge crowd on the Grote Markt. Sprints are rare in the Rondethe race is too hard to see large groups make it to the finish line still in contention for the winso if they happen they only happen in groups of 3 or 4. The mens 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. As the Cyclingnews blimp takes height, the riders are gathering in the centre of Antwerp for the start. The Tour of Flanders is the 2nd monument on the cycling calendar. 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). The peloton is packed shoulder to shoulder, now in team formations. This is the map of the final part of the race, when the hills come thick and fast. Racing her final season as a professional, van Vleuten has had a relatively quiet spring thus far: she hasnt competed since Strade Bianche (in early March) and shockingly hasnt won a race yet this year. Sports Tours International | Our Experience Will Make Yours It was close to zero before the start but will be around 7 for most of the day. On the Koppenberg and Pogacar surges again, chasing van der Poel. 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. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Just before the Koppenberg, Van Aert and Van der Poel were also able to join and that was the signal for Pogaar to shake the tree again on the Koppenberg. Team tactics are emerging. Crash! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Will we see a Pogacar-van der Poel showdown? Total Energies and UAE Team Emirates have missed the counter-attack and so are forced to chase. The break starts the 7.7% Kanarieberg climb. He wants to distance some of the riders in his five-rider group. Their teams are deep and experienced, and they both could profit should there be a stalemate among the top three contenders. #RVV22#UAETeamEmirates #WeAreUAE pic.twitter.com/y6Bz6u6lX8April 3, 2022. Seventeen of the eighteen UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams participated in the race, of which only Team DSM, with six riders, did not . He could have won the Tour of Flanders but finishes off the podium. It was the wind that caused the first cracks in the peloton. Well, after messing up last year, hes back and committed to winning it. Flanders is for anyone who likes to ride on two wheels. The Ronde is an interval race. Site Map, Complete results of every Tour of Flanders, KOM: A Guide to published 4 April 23, News 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. After 15km we know the escapees of the day who will write the first hours of the race story.