Dwars door Vlaanderen Women 2026
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.
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