Teams announce Flanders lineups

Rabobank have announced their eight-man lineup for Sunday's Ronde van Vlaanderen. Milan-San Remo winner Oscar Freire will be backed up by Michael Boogerd, Juan Antonio Flecha, Joost Posthuma, Jan Boven, Léon Van Bon, Gerben Löwik, and Mathew Hayman. Pedro Horrillo and Rick Flens are on the reserve list. Of the group, Van Bon is the most experienced; he will start on Sunday for the tenth time.

Gerolsteiner have also released their lineup: Oscar Gatto, Heinrich Haussler, David Kopp, Sven Kraus, Sebastian Lang, Tom Stamsnijder, Marcel Strauss, and Fabian Wegmann.