Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Deceuninck celebrates on the podium after winning the Ronde van Vlaanderen/ Tour of Flanders in 2024(Image credit: Getty Images)
Tour of Flanders information
The 109th edition of Tour of Flanders, or known as Ronde van Vlaanderen in Dutch, takes place on April 6, the traditional calendar spot of the first Sunday of the month. This cobbled one-day Classic is the second of the five Monuments of the season, following Milan-Sanremo on March 22.
The men's race began 1919 and typically covers 270km or more across Flanders with more than a dozen categorised climbs and a handful of cobbled sectors. Last year's route began in Antwerp with a total of 17 climbs including a new approach to the Koppenberg for the final 13km before the finish on Minderbroedersstraat in Oudenaarde. In 2025 the race is expected to begin in Bruges.
Last year Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) attacked 45km from the finish and earned a solo victory, 1:02 ahead of a chasing group with second-placed Luca Mozzato (Arkéa - B&B Hotels). Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates) moved from fourth to third to take the podium spot from Michael Matthews (Jayco-AlUla), who was relegated for dangerous sprinting.
The victory gave Van der Poel his third Ronde title, which put in a select group of six other riders who have won the Monument three times each - Achiel Buysse (1940, 1941, 1943), Fiorenzo Magni (1949, 1950, 1951), Eric Leman (1970, 1072, 1973), Johan Museeuw (1993, 1995, 1998), Tom Boonen (2005, 2006, 2012) and Fabian Cancellara (2010, 2013, 2014).
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Tour of Flanders 2025 route
The Tour of Flanders had a long history of beginning in Bruges, the last streak running from 1998 to 2016. From 2017 to 2022 and in 2024 the start was moved to Antwerp, then rotated back to Bruges in 2023. It is expected to return to Bruge for 2025.
