Date | April 6, 2025 |
Start location | Bruges, Belgium |
Finish location | Oudenaarde, Belgium |
Distance | 268.9km |
Start time | 10:00 CET |
Finish time | 16:15 CET |
Category | WorldTour |
Previous edition | |
Previous race winner | Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) |
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates- XRG) soloed to his second Tour of Flanders victory, using the Oude Kwaremont to first whittle down the lead group and then drop all his rivals the third time up the cobbled climb.
Tour of Flanders 2025 route
The 2025 Tour of Flanders route returns to Bruges for its start. The race left from the city of bridges from 1998 to 2016. From 2017 to 2022, and in 2024, the start was moved to Antwerp, then briefly returned to Bruges in 2023.
Tour of Flanders teams
Also see the full 2025 Tour of Flanders start list.
- Alpecin-Deceuninck
- Arkea-B&B Hotels
- Bahrain Victorious
- Cofidis
- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
- EF Education - EasyPost
- Groupama-FDJ
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Intermarché - Wanty
- Lidl-Trek
- Movistar Team
- Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
- Soudal Quick-Step
- Team Jayco AlUla
- Team Picnic PostNL
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- UAE Team Emirates
- XDS Astana Team
- Israel - Premier Tech
- Lotto
- Uno-X Mobility
- Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
- Team Flanders - Baloise
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- Wagner Bazin WB
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Tour of Flanders6 April 2025 | Oudenaarde | WorldTour
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