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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) |
2025 Tour of Flanders report / As it happened
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.
From the four-rider chase group, Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) outsprinted Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to take second place. Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease A Bike) finished fourth just ahead Jasper Stuyven (Lidl-Trek), a close fifth.
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
Races
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Tour of Flanders6 April 2025 | Oudenaarde | WorldTour

Latest Content on the Race

'Best day of my life as a rider' – Alexander Kristoff reflects on 2015 Tour of Flanders triumph and chasing 100 wins before retirement
By James Moultrie published
Interview 'It was Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara when I was young who were strong now it's Mathieu van der Poel, Mads Pedersen and Tadej Pogačar' Norwegian tells Cyclingnews

'The team is very strong' - Narváez and Vermeersch join Tadej Pogačar for Tour of Flanders
By Dani Ostanek published
News Nils Politt, Mikkel Bjerg and Tim Wellens also in seven-rider squad to back world champion

'He's one of the best riders of all time' – Jorgenson defends Van Aert ahead of final Flanders test at Dwars door Vlaanderen
By James Moultrie published
News Visma duo return to the race where Van Aert crashed out of the Classics last season, but on a 'significantly' different course

Sean Kelly's Classics Column: Mads Pedersen should be very motivated, but it's going to be Van der Poel vs Pogačar at the Tour of Flanders
By Sean Kelly published
Sean Kelly reflects on E3 and Gent-Wevelgem, and what the results mean for the big Monument coming this weekend

Arnaud De Lie out of Tour of Flanders as spring struggles continue
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'He is not in his normal state at the moment' says Lotto sports manager Kurt Van de Wouwer

Visma-Lease a Bike can bounce back at the Classics, but will Matteo Jorgenson or Wout van Aert be the saviour?
By James Moultrie published
Analysis 'It's about staying calm and confident' says Head of Racing Grischa Niermann

Rider behaviour, unsafe routes, or higher competition – why are the Classics so dangerous right now?
By Matilda Price published
Riders weigh in on the recent crashes and incidents, and what can be done to improve safety
Top News on the Race
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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
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'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
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Tour of Flanders organiser urges fans to show respect after spitting incident and past misconduct
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'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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