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Ronde van Vlaanderen wildcards finalised

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By Cycling News published 18 March 2005

The Ronde van Vlaanderen, the second ProTour classic of the season on April 3, will feature 25 teams...

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The Ronde van Vlaanderen, the second ProTour classic of the season on April 3, will feature 25 teams on the start line: 20 ProTour teams and five Continental Professional wildcards. German team Wiesenhof has received the last wildcard, joining Belgian squads Chocolade Jacques-T Interim, Landbouwkrediet-Colnago, and MrBookmaker-SportsTech, and the French Ag2R team

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