10 riders to watch at the 2019 Tour of Flanders

Mads Pedersen, Niki Terpstra and Philippe Gilbert on the 2018 Tour of Flanders podium

Mads Pedersen, Niki Terpstra and Philippe Gilbert on the 2018 Tour of Flanders podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Think the Super Bowl in the US, the Grand National in the UK, or the Melbourne Cup in Australia: in Belgium, and in Flanders in particular, the Tour of Flanders is the annual sporting event that captures the imagination of the public.