Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025
Latest News from the Race
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Dwars door Vlaanderen past winners
Champions 1945 to 2024 -
Dwars door Vlaanderen removes Kanarieberg from 2025 route after Van Aert crash
The Kanarieberg climb and the fast approach are out of next year's race over safety concerns -
Wout van Aert rides outdoors for first time since Classics crash
Belgian rides for an hour on adapted Cervelo mountain bike after indoor Zwift rides
Date | April 2, 2025 |
Start location | Roeselare |
Finish location | Waregem |
Distance | 184.2km |
Start time | 12:25 CET |
Finish time | 16:35 CET |
Previous edition | 2024 Dwars door Vlaanderen |
2024 Dwars door Vlaanderen winner | Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma-Lease A Bike |
Dwars door Vlaanderen returns on April 2, 2025 for its 79th edition, and its seventh as the penultimate stop of 'Flemish Holy Week’ on the Wednesday before the mighty Tour of Flanders.
First held in 1945, Dwars door Vlaanderen has been part of the WorldTour since 2017, and the following year moved forward a week to take the coveted pre-Flanders slot from the Three Days of De Panne.
Dwars door Vlaanderen was once known as something of a sprinter's race, but followed the trend of increasingly aggressive and selective racing in the Spring Classics in recent years.
In 2023, Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) soloed to victory after attacking out of a much-reduced leading group once the early breakaway was caught. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) claimed his second title in 2022, having first won the race on his stunning debut Classics campaign of 2019. The Dutch rider is one of 14 two-time winners but no one has won the race three times.
Last year, Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) escaped solo from a select group in the final 10 kilometres to claim a solo victory. Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility) sprinted to second ahead of Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ).
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Dwars door Vlaanderen route
This year's route covers 184.2 kilometers, making it 4.2 km shorter than in 2024. As always, the race begins in Roeselare and concludes in Waregem, just 20 km away on the other side of the motorway. However, along the way, riders venture deep into the Flemish Ardennes, tackling seven cobbled roads and 10 challenging climbs in the iconic terrain that defines these loved Belgian Classics.
Following last year's massive crash, the organisers removed the Kanarieberg climb, and shuffled the other climbs for the 2025 edition.
Full details of the route for the 2025 Dwars door Vlaanderen.
Dwars door Vlaanderen start list
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Dwars door Vlaanderen teams
- 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
- Visma-Lease a Bike
- UAE Team Emirates
- XDS Astana Team
- Israel - PremierTech
- Lotto
- Uno-X Mobility
- Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
- Team Flanders-Baloise
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- Wagner Bazin WB
Races
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Dwars door Vlaanderen 20252 April 2025 | Waregem | WorldTour
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Elite Men | Roeselare - Waregem2025-04-02 184.2km
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Latest Content on the Race

Dwars door Vlaanderen removes Kanarieberg from 2025 route after Van Aert crash
By Dani Ostanek published
News The Kanarieberg climb and the fast approach are out of next year's race over safety concerns

Wout van Aert rides outdoors for first time since Classics crash
By Barry Ryan published
News Belgian rides for an hour on adapted Cervelo mountain bike after indoor Zwift rides

'I start to feel a little bit like myself again' says recovering Wout van Aert
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I never received more messages, presents, mails… This made me smile more and suffer less' says rider after Dwars door Vlaanderen crash

Wout van Aert, Jasper Stuyven complete 'successful' fracture surgery after Dwars door Vlaanderen crash
By Jackie Tyson published
News 'Hell came 10 days early' Lidl-Trek rider says about missing Paris-Roubaix

'Should we then just throw in the towel?' – Jorgenson responds to critics after Dwars door Vlaanderen win
By Dani Ostanek published
News 'I hope we honoured the display that Wout van Aert was planning to put on'

Josh Tarling shows Classics potential with determined Dwars Door Vlaanderen performance
By James Moultrie published
News Welshman takes sixth after dangling on and off the front group for final 50 kilometres

Dwars door Vlaanderen crash update – Surgery for Van Aert, Stuyven and Kirsch
By Simone Giuliani published
News Crash impacts riders and teams ahead of Sunday's Tour of Flanders

‘A beautiful sport with a dark edge’ – Wout van Aert suffers the cruellest blow
By Barry Ryan published
In-depth Belgian's ill-fated relationship with Ronde and Roubaix continues after crash ends his Classics campaign
Top News on the Race
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'Should we then just throw in the towel?' – Jorgenson responds to critics after Dwars door Vlaanderen win
'I hope we honoured the display that Wout van Aert was planning to put on' -
Josh Tarling shows Classics potential with determined Dwars Door Vlaanderen performance
Welshman takes sixth after dangling on and off the front group for final 50 kilometres -
Dwars door Vlaanderen crash update – Surgery for Van Aert, Stuyven and Kirsch
Crash impacts riders and teams ahead of Sunday's Tour of Flanders
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'A number you don't dare think about' – Marianne Vos celebrates 250th road win
First-time victory at Dwars door Vlaanderen ticks off landmark number for unrelenting Visma-Lease a Bike rider -
Stefan Kung builds momentum for Flanders with podium at Dwars door Vlaanderen
'Visma had the numbers' said Groupama-FDJ rider -
‘We continued the plan’ – Matteo Jorgenson steps up for Visma after Van Aert crash
Dwars door Vlaanderen victory puts North American in frame to lead at Tour of Flanders
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'Wout hit my rear wheel' – Tiesj Benoot blames himself as crash ends Van Aert's Flanders dream
Visma-Lease A Bike's Dwars door Vlaanderen victory overshadowed by loss of Classics leader -
Wout van Aert fractures collarbone and ribs in high-speed Dwars door Vlaanderen crash
Visma-Lease a Bike leader to miss all remaining Classics, Stuyven, Kirsch. Girmay and Pedersen also injured in pile-up -
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