Tour of Flanders 2024

OUDENAARDE BELGIUM MARCH 31 Mathieu van der Poel of The Netherlands and Team Alpecin Deceuninck celebrates at finish line as race winner during the 108th Ronde van Vlaanderen Tour des Flandres 2024 Mens Elite a 2708km one day race from Antwerpen to Oudenaarde UCIWT on March 31 2024 in Oudenaarde Belgium Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

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Date	March 31, 2024
Start location	Antwerp, Belgium
Finish location	Oudenaarde, Belgium
Distance	270.8km
Category	WorldTour
Previous edition	2023 Tour of Flanders
Previous race winner	Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates

Tour of Flanders: Mathieu van der Poel smashes Monument with massive solo victory

As it happened: Mathieu van der Poel makes history with record-equalling Flanders win

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) took an astounding solo victory at the Tour of Flanders 2024 when he rode away from the field with 45km remaining to stretch out to a winning margin of 1:02.

Behind him, a two-man breakaway of Alberto Bettiol (EF Education–EasyPost) and Dylan Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech) was caught on the finish line by a chase group from which Luca Mozzato (Arkéa - B&B Hotels) sprinted to second place and Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla) took third.

Matthews was later relegated for dangerous sprinting, allegedly deviating from his line to not allow Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates) to pass him, meaning that fourth-place finisher Pollit moved onto the podium.

Van der Poel was in a league of his own when he attacked on the Koppenberg ascent, with only Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) able to keep any semblance of pace with the World Champion. However, with 40km remaining, Van der Pel moved to a margin of over 30 seconds and was squeezing seconds out of Jorgenson every kilometre.

By the ascent of the Kwaremont, Van der Poel had extended his margin over Jorgenson, Pedersen, and the growing chase group, leaving the remaining 37km an informal victory procession.

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Profile for the 2024 Tour of Flanders(Image credit: Flanders Classics)

In 2024, the 108th Tour of Flanders returns to Antwerp which hosts the Tour alternately with Bruges. This year, the 279.8km course underwent several changes for safety reasons, but the finale, featuring Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont, remains unchanged. The pairing is among 17 climbs on the route, which also includes seven cobbled stretches.

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Tour of Flanders teams

Alpecin-Deceuninck
Arkea-B&B Hotels
Astana Qazaqstan Team
Bahrain Victorious
Bora - hansgrohe
Cofidis
Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
EF Education - EasyPost
Groupama-FDJ
INEOS Grenadiers
Intermarché - Wanty
Lidl-Trek
Movistar Team
Soudal Quick-Step
Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL
Team Jayco AlUla
Team Visma - Lease a Bike
UAE Team Emirates
Israel - Premier Tech
Lotto Dstny
Uno-X Mobility
Bingoal WB
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Team Flanders - Baloise
Tudor Pro Cycling Team

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