The tour of Flanders, aka De Ronde, is considered to be one of the monumental cycling events with over 100 editions on its belt. This season’s edition in Belgium is set to begin on Sunday, April 1. The race is part of the UCI WorldTour family.
Some of the previous winners of this prestigious cycling competition include Rik van Looy, Eddy Merckx, Fabian Cancellara, Roger De Vlaeminck and Tom Boonen.
Even though it is true that any race conducted over cobblestones is considered to be a real challenge for the riders, the Tour of Flanders is known to be the toughest of all. Especially since the pro riders usually face eighteen cobbled climbs which have been climbed by many high-profile names since the event’s first edition back in 1913.
Last year’s Tour of Flanders results (2017)
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors won the edition in 6-23-45
Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing, at 28s
Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors)
Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac, same time
Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin, at 52s
Sacha Modolo (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina
Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Direct Energie
Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Merida
WIN WIN WIN ?
How long will it take the 2018 winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen to finish [hours-minutes-seconds]? Take a guess and win one of these three official Ronde van Vlaanderen shirts by Coureur du Monde ⏱ #RVV18 pic.twitter.com/2VxmLfI1bb
— Ronde Van Vlaanderen (@RondeVlaanderen) March 26, 2018
