Teams for Dwars Door Vlaanderen
By Susan Westemeyer 22 teams, including 13 ProTour teams, will be at the start of the Dwars Door...
By Susan Westemeyer
22 teams, including 13 ProTour teams, will be at the start of the Dwars Door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, March 26, the race organisers have announced. Over the 200-kilometre course, they will face 12 hillingen ('climbs' in Flemish): Katteberg (km 79), Berendries (km 94), Valkenberg (km 99), Eikenberg (km 113), Oude Kwaremont (km 130), Kalkhoveberg (km 132), Patersberg (km 134), Knokteberg (km 143), Vossenhol (km 154), Nokereberg (km 164) and Holstraat (km 179 & km 194).
The ProTour teams are Quick Step, Silence-Lotto, Team CSC, Ag2r-La Mondiale, Astana, Cofidis, Crédit Agricole, Française des Jeux, Gerolsteiner, High Road, Milram, Liquigas and Rabobank. They will be joined by Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner, Topsport Vlaanderen, Mitsubishi-Jartazi, Skil-Shimano, Cycle Collstrop, Willems Veranda's Continental Team, Designa Køkken, P3Transfer - Batavus and Team Sean Kelly.
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