Date | April 5, 2026 |
Start location | Bruges, Belgium |
Finish location | Oudenaarde, Belgium |
Distance | 270km |
Start time | 10:20 CET |
Finish time | 16:30 CET |
Category | WorldTour |
Previous edition | |
Previous race winner | Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) |
Tour of Flanders information
The 110th edition of Tour of Flanders, or known as Ronde van Vlaanderen in Dutch, takes place on Sunday April 5, the traditional calendar spot of the first Sunday of the month.
This cobbled one-day Spring Classic is the second of the five Monuments of the season, following Milan-San Remo.
The Ronde, as the Tour of Flanders in known in Belgium, began 1919 and covers 270km across Flanders with more than a dozen categorised climbs and a handful of cobbled sectors.
in 2024 Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) attacked 45km from the finish and earned a solo victory. The victory gave Van der Poel his third Ronde title, which put in a select group of six other riders who have won the Monument three times each - Achiel Buysse (1940, 1941, 1943), Fiorenzo Magni (1949, 1950, 1951), Eric Leman (1970, 1072, 1973), Johan Museeuw (1993, 1995, 1998), Tom Boonen (2005, 2006, 2012) and Fabian Cancellara (2010, 2013, 2014).
In 2025 Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates- XRG) soloed to his second Tour of Flanders victory, using the Oude Kwaremont to whittle down the lead group and then drop all his rivals the third time up the cobbled climb.
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) outsprinted Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to take second, while Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease A Bike) finished fourth just ahead Jasper Stuyven (Lidl-Trek).
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2026 Tour of Flanders route
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2026 Tour of Flanders Teams
- Alpecin-Premier Tech
- Bahrain Victorious
- Decathlon CMA CGM
- EF Education-EasyPost
- Groupama-FDJ United
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Jayco-AlUla
- Lidl-Trek
- Lotto-Intermarché
- Movistar
- NSN
- Picnic PostNL
- Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
- Soudal-Quickstep
- UAE Team Emirates XRG
- Uno-X Mobility
- Visma-Lease a Bike
- XDS Astana
- Burgos-Burpellet BH
- Cofidis
- Pinarello-Q36.5
- Flanders-Baloise
- TotalEnergies
- Tudor
- Unibet Rose Rockets
Latest Content on the Race
'I start to feel a little bit like myself again' says recovering Wout van Aert
News 'I never received more messages, presents, mails… This made me smile more and suffer less' says rider after Dwars door Vlaanderen crash
Cancellara's Classics column: Mathieu van der Poel will break the Tour of Flanders record, it's just a matter of time
Alpecin-Deceuninck come up big for the world champion on the big occasion
Now for Paris-Roubaix: Flanders winner Mathieu van der Poel trains in Spain for Hell of the North
News World Champion could complete Classics campaign at Liège-Bastogne-Liège
Rebuilding a destroyed rider - Longo Borghini dedicates Tour of Flanders win to trainer
News ‘He was the one that had faith in me, always believing that I could come back and come back strong’ says Italian champion
'A nightmare' – Koppenberg brings havoc to Tour of Flanders
News Ronde winner Van der Poel dismisses idea climb should be removed from race
'The lights went out' - Matteo Jorgenson fades behind Van der Poel at Tour of Flanders
News Young American last to drop on the Koppenberg in brutal edition of De Ronde but falls to 31st by the line
'I knew the Koppenberg would be chaos' – Mathieu van der Poel conquers Tour of Flanders on toughest climb
News Dutchman solo for 44km as he claims record-equalling third Ronde win
Michael Matthews relegated from third place at Tour of Flanders for dangerous sprinting
News Nils Politt moves up from fourth to third place, Matthews relegated to 11th place
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'We are not scared of anyone next week' – Lidl-Trek back Mads Pedersen for Paris-Roubaix after Tour of Flanders performance
Dane took second behind Tadej Pogačar on Sunday and knows that Roubaix suits his abilities more -
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 -
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
What separates a Cobbled Classics contender from an Ardennes challenger? Cyclingnews dives into the performance aspects behind the one-day specialists -
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 -
Sean Kelly's Classics Column: What Tadej Pogačar did in the Tour of Flanders was insane
Former double Paris-Roubaix winner less certain about Slovenian's chances in Hell of the North -
Gallery: Tadej Pogačar's Tour of Flanders winning Colnago V4Rs
Fresh off the bergs, with all the dust and grime still intact -
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
