10 riders to watch at Tour of Flanders Women 2022

Among the riders to watch at 2022 Tour of Flanders Women are (LtoR): Elisa Balsamo, Annemiek van Vleuten and Lotte Kopecky
Among the riders to watch at 2022 Tour of Flanders Women are (LtoR): Elisa Balsamo, Annemiek van Vleuten and Lotte Kopecky (Image credit: Getty Images Spot)

The women’s peloton is deep into the Classics season now and there is no landscape more emblematic of this time of year than Flanders with its narrow roads, cobbles, and punchy climbs.

Setting out from Oudenaarde, the peloton will tackle a 158-kilometre route including 11 steep climbs and six cobbled sections. The Koppenberg, and its iconic 22 per cent gradients, will feature for the first time in the women’s edition of the Tour of Flanders this year. 

Issy Ronald has just graduated from the London School of Economics where she studied for an undergraduate and masters degree in History and International Relations. Since doing an internship at Procycling magazine, she has written reports for races like the Tour of Britain, Bretagne Classic and World Championships, as well as news items, recaps of the general classification at the Grand Tours and some features for Cyclingnews. Away from cycling, she enjoys reading, attempting to bake, going to the theatre and watching a probably unhealthy amount of live sport.