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
Latest Content on the Race
'I just want to win the race on Sunday' - Mathieu van der Poel calm, collected but ambitious for Tour of Flanders clash with Pogačar
News Alpecin-Deceuninck targets record breaking fourth victory at the Ronde
'I am here with more confidence than last week' – Wout van Aert not cowed by setbacks in run-up to Tour of Flanders
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'I can't just wait and see what they do' – Mads Pedersen is ready to challenge Pogačar, Van der Poel in Tour of Flanders with career-best form
'I know they're better on the climbs than me so I have to do something' says Dane, with team strength essential in chasing first Monument victory
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News Riders enjoy dry summer weather before Sunday's big races
How Tadej Pogačar racing the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix changes everything
Analysis 'Why should I wait for sprint when you have 250km of opportunities and chances to go for the victory?' says world champion ahead of second Monument of the season
'It can ruin your day' – Tadej Pogačar criticises social media, backs Wout van Aert to shine in Tour of Flanders after backlash
News 'On social media, there are a lot of positive things, but always the negative things come out the most' says world champion
'Mathieu is going to be very hard to beat' – Tadej Pogačar sizes up main rival Van der Poel ahead of Monument rematch in Tour of Flanders
News World champion not chasing 'revenge' in second face-off of the season against Dutchman, looks to avoid sprint finish into Oudenaarde
'I don't care' – Mathieu van der Poel's team management unfazed by potential Tour of Flanders tactical headache
News 'We have to trust ourselves. We have proven in the last three or four years that we are able to win in the Classics' says head DS Roodhooft
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John Degenkolb out of Paris-Roubaix after Tour of Flanders collarbone, elbow and wrist fractures
Picnic-Post NL teammate Tim Naberman fractures wrist while Alex Edmondson sustains sprained ankle -
'Completely empty, we weren't strong enough' – No regrets for Van Aert and Jorgenson as they miss podium and fade behind superior Pogačar at Tour of Flanders
'I really tried and Tadej was just stronger' says Van Aert as American admits he 'completely came apart in the last 10km' -
Was the Tour of Flanders Tadej Pogačar's toughest Monument win yet? Teammates' crashes and unshakeable competitors put world champion to the test
Slovenian had to attack over and over to finally get rid of his rivals with 'only' 18km to go
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'I thought I was feeling pretty good, but then it turns out they hadn't started going hard yet' – Colby Simmons on his longest-ever ride at the Tour of Flanders
It's been a whirlwind fortnight for the young American, with a new team and a Monument all in two weeks -
'I was already on the limit from quite far' – Mathieu van der Poel content with Tour of Flanders podium finish
Third-placed Dutchman survived mid-race crash and matched winner Tadej Pogačar until final ascent of Oude Kwaremont -
Mathieu van der Poel, Tim Wellens and John Degenkolb crash in men's Tour of Flanders
Defending champion forced to chase back on after being involved in crash with 126km to go
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Van der Poel, Pogačar, Van Aert – start line quotes from the Tour of Flanders
The top favourites for the 109th edition of the cobbled Monument give their thoughts ahead of the start in Bruges -
Tour of Flanders organiser urges fans to show respect after spitting incident and past misconduct
Flanders Classic to deploy over 130 stewards along route -
'Not much you can do without one of these superstars' – Why Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe's new cobbled Classics squad isn't fully firing yet
'It sounds very sad, but you're fighting just for a podium spot, fourth or a fifth' says DS Heinrich Haussler
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Cobbles vs climbs: The performance factors behind a Classics specialist
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Health, happiness, and how to beat Tadej Pogačar - Thor Hushovd on the Uno-X team mentality
Uno-X's general manager talks rider weight, national team identity, and why altitude camps don't work if you're miserable -
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Gallery: Tadej Pogačar's Tour of Flanders winning Colnago V4Rs
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Prototype wheels, unreleased tyres, and gravel tech for the road - Men's Tour of Flanders Tech Gallery
More new tech than usual on show at Belgium's finest Big Day Out
