Date | April 1, 2026 |
Start location | Row 1 - Cell 1 |
Finish location | Row 2 - Cell 1 |
Distance | Row 3 - Cell 1 |
Start time | Row 4 - Cell 1 |
Finish time | Row 5 - Cell 1 |
Category | Women's WorldTour |
Previous edition | |
Previous winner | Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) |
Dwars door Vlaanderen Women information
The 14th edition of Dwars door Vlaanderen Women will take place in Belgium on April 1, 2026.
The Belgian race has been held on the same mid-week date as the men's race since it was created in 2012 by organisers Flanders Classics.
Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike) won in 2024, having prevailed against Shirin van Anrooij (Lidl-Trek) with a long-ranged attack.
Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) claimed victory and the donkey prize in 2025, with a powerful 30km solo effort to also took her 50th career win. Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Elisa Balsamo (Lidl-Trek) rounded out the podium in Waregem.
Amy Pieters has amassed the most victories with three consecutive top placings across 2014, 2015 and 2016 while Ellen van Dijk scored two victories, in 2018 and 2019.
The route is usually 120-130km in distance and serves as a final tune-up for the Tour of Flanders, a few days later.
Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2026 Dwars door Vlaanderen Women with race reports, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.
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Crash between Soudal-Quickstep team car, medical car from men's race stops women's Dwars door Vlaanderen
Officials safely resume race after a 15-minute halt, remove Knokteberg-Trieu and Hotond from route -
Psychologist helps Demi Vollering race in the moment
I was 'trying to be ahead of situations and that's not good in racing' says SD Worx rider after Dwars door Vlaanderen win -
One break not enough for Chapman at Dwars door Vlaanderen
Australian FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope rider caught within final 10km after a second stint out the front of the race
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Van Vleuten: Dwars door Vlaanderen a 'wake-up' ahead of Tour of Flanders
'It was good training and a wake-up for the legs at sea level' says defending champion -
Annemiek van Vleuten dialed in ahead of Tour of Flanders
European champion's long-range sprint nets first win of the season for Movistar at Dwars door Vlaanderen -
Neve Bradbury starts racing with Canyon-SRAM at Dwars Door Vlaanderen
Australian Zwift Academy winner leaps into racing on the cobbles while Ella Harris also rejoins the team in Europe
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Weight of the world – Lotte Kopecky the centrepiece of the cobbled Classics
Winning expectations rest on the world champion's shoulders but rivals aplenty across Gent-Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix -
Dwars door Vlaanderen Women 2021 - Start List
Official starters as of March 30, 2021
