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Date | April 6, 2025 |
Start location | Oudenaarde, Belgium |
Finish location | Oudenaarde, Belgium |
Distance | 168.8km |
Start time | 13:10 CET |
Finish time | 17:16 CET |
Category | Women’s World Tour |
Previous edition | |
2024 winner | Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl-Trek) |
2025 Tour of Flanders Women report / As it happened
Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) made history by becoming the first rider to take three victories at the Tour of Flanders Women. The world champion took the win in a four-rider sprint in Oudenaarde.
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) took second, Liane Lippert (Movistar), third and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) was fourth as the elite lead group sped to the finish line.
Tour of Flanders Women route
Just as in the previous editions, Oudenaarde will be the epicentre of the Tour of Flanders for women, hosting both the start and the finish.
As 168.8km, the Tour of Flanders Women 2025 route, includes once again the Koppenberg as well as the duo of Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg.
Tour of Flanders Women Start list
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Tour of Flanders Women Teams
- AG Insurance - Soudal Team
- Canyon//SRAM zondacrypto
- Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team
- FDJ-Suez
- Fenix-Deceuninck
- Human Powered Health
- Lidl - Trek
- Liv-AlUla-Jayco
- Movistar Team
- Roland
- Team Picnic PostNL
- Team SD Worx - Protime
- Team Visma | Lease a Bike
- UAE Team ADQ
- Uno-X Mobility
- EF Education - Oatly
- Volkerwessels Cycling Team
- Cofidis Women Team
- St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93
- Bepink - Imatra - Bongioanni
- DD Group Pro Cycling Team
- Lotto Ladies
- Team Coop-Repsol
- Cynisca Cycling
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Tour of Flanders Women6 April 2025 | Oudenaarde | Women's WorldTour

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