Tour of Flanders Women 2025 - Analysing the contenders

Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ), Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck)
Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ), Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) and Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) (Image credit: Getty Images)

The second Monument of the calendar is upon us as the women's peloton faces the Tour of Flanders – the biggest and most iconic race on Belgian soil – to be held on Sunday, April 6.

Of the four Monuments offered in women's cycling, Tour of Flanders is the one most steeped in history, dating back to its inaugural edition in 2004, while the other three were more recently added to the calendar. Liège-Bastogne-Liège made its first appearance in 2017, creating the Ardennes Classics triple, then Paris-Roubaix hosted a women's inaugural edition in 2021 and Milan-San Remo revived its women's race in 2024.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.

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