Dwars door Vlaanderen

The Belgian developed inflammation of his heart tissue after contracting COVID-19 earlier in the spring.

The Italian 22-year-old looks towards Paris-Roubaix as next major target after scoring her first win of the season.

TotalEnergies is proving it's more than the ‘Sagan Show’ and packs two classics podium finishes in 2022 despite ongoing health issues from Peter Sagan.

The 22-year-old turned pro with Ineos this season and he's made a huge mark on the cobbled classics so far.

'The level in this peloton is so high that it's impossible to make up the deficit. Apart from Kasper it'll be difficult,' says Stijn Steels.

After turning mountains into molehills across Europe, did Pogačar finally meet his match in the bergs of Belgium? Don't count him out Sunday.

Belgian rode with a 58-tooth chainring as he hoped to attack to victory.

Alpecin-Fenix star wins mid-week classic in bold confirmation that he will be a favorite for victory Sunday at Tour of Flanders.

Trek-Segafredo also goes on the offence in an aggressive day of racing but comes out with no reward.

‘I think Stefan Küng just hesitated a bit. He was the guy who should have gone, I guess. That was it,’ says Ineos leader.

Tadej Pogačar was active — and narrowly escaped a mid-race crash — in the cobbled semi-classic as a warmup for Sunday's Tour of Flanders.

The Italian racing for Valcar-Travel & Service claimed her first win of 2022.

Two-time Tour de France champion jumps into the deep end at Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl star remains confident in his finishing sprint if he's in the final selection at Tour of Flanders.

Ineos Grenadiers ace returns to racing at Gent-Wevelgem after being sidelined by stomach issues.

Reports indicate the rider could be back for Coppi e Bartali on March 22, Alpecin-Fenix officials refuse to confirm calendar just yet.

From Annemiek van Vleuten's first win for Movistar to Bora-Hansgrohe's COVID comeback, everyone left Dwars door Vlaanderen pumped for De Ronde.

A 'van' won Dwars door Vlaanderen at the Belgian midweek classic, but not the one many were expecting.

Ineos-Grenadiers surprises favorites in mid-week test before Tour of Flanders.

Van Vleuten wins from sprint after going clear with Kasia Niewiadoma in the final hour of the race.

The world champion's unpredictability could unsettle Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, but where will he sit in the team's tactical play?

Dwars door Vlaanderen will be the last time riders can legally use controversial descending position.

Sagan to remain at home in Monaco until Friday in order to mitigate COVID risks ahead of Tour of Flanders.

For some cycling fans, and especially Belgian fans, this is the best week of the year.

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, February 18.

Trio of Belgian races set for March 27 through April 1 canceled after decree banning sporting events through Flanders.

Top female riders welcome the block of cobbled classics that mimicks the men's schedule and puts their peloton in front of hordes of cycling fans.

Our coverage from Flanders continues with an in-depth look at an unpredictable day of racing at Dwars door Vlaanderen. We hear from winner Ellen van Dijk.

Established classics star Ellen van Dijk wins again, and fellow Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel scores his maiden WorldTour victory.

It is a logistical puzzle to run men's and women's races concurrently on the same course, but it can give the women's race greater visibility.

Ellen van Dijk solos away from an 11-woman breakaway to win Dwars door Vlaanderen, the first major classics win for her Trek-Segafredo team.

Trek-Segafredo's Jasper Stuyven won't talk about it, but his SRAM eTap AXS bike has Shimano Di2 sprint shifters wired into it.

Proving his potential on the road, cyclocross champion Matheiu van der Poel sprints to victory in Dwars door Vlaanderen after animating the race.

After a top-10 result in Paris-Roubaix 2018, expectations are high for Phinney, but a nagging knee injury has limited his racing in the early classics.

World champion Alejandro Valverde will make his debut at Tour of Flanders Sunday, expecting to soak in the experience rather than sprint for a win.

Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen should be a wide-open opportunity for riders who usually live in the shadows of Flanders favorites.

Sep Vanmarcke fights through rain and bad legs at Dwars door Vlaanderen, managing a third-place result with Flanders looming.

Mike Teunissen's second-place result in miserable conditions against a stacked field at Dwars indicates his classics potential.

The peloton faces brutal conditions with cold temperatures, rain, and wind on a day of cobblestone racing in Belgium.

Alejandro Valverde stuns the classics heavies with a brilliant ride in the rain at Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Yves Lampaert attacks a group of five in the final kilometer to win his second Dwars in a row.

Taylor Phinney and Kiel Reijnen discussed the unpredictable Belgian weather, recording DNFs, and more.

Now a key part of build-up to the Tour of Flanders, Dwars Door Vlaanderen attracts a crowd of top classics favorites.

Multiple GC favorites are racing on the cobblestones this year. How should we rate them?

More Tour de France GC riders are signing up to race on cobblestones, this time in Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen.

Quick-Step dominates Dwars door Vlaanderen, with Philippe Gilbert animating the race and Yves Lampaert attacking to win solo.

American Kiel Reijnen has a scary crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen but escapes relatively unscathed, hopeful to continue classics campaign.

With canny team tactics, Yves Lampaert wins Dwars door Vlaanderen, and his Quick-Step teammate Philippe Gilbert finishes second.

Coquard looked to have the sprint wrapped up, but Debusschere snatched victory at Dwars door Vlaanderen by a bike throw.

Jens Debusschere wins his first classic on a dark day in Belgium, out-sprinting Bryan Coquard, who sat up too soon to celebrate.

The cobbled semi-classic is held roughly 100km west of Brussels, the site of Tuesday's horrific terror attacks.

Race officials say that Dwars door Vlaanderen will be held on Wednesday, pending final approval from Belgian authorities.

Explosions at the Brussels airport and a metro station killed more than two dozen people, and now this week's classics are in jeopardy.

After a training camp on the cobbles and successful sorties at Dwars door Vlaanderen and E3 Harelbeke, Quintana feels prepared for the Tour

Topsport-Vlaanderen Baloise plays team tactics to perfection to go one-two in Wednesday's Belgian semi-classic

Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise take first and second at Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday in Belgium

Jelle Wallays makes a clever attack with one kilometer left, and Topsport teammate Theuns sprints out of the group to snatch second place

Big names and bigger teams are fine-tuning form and team compositions in this week's semi-classics ahead of the major spring races

Simon Gerrans’ victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège capped a spring classics season that was wide open and unpredictable in the peloton

Movistar says it was well worth it to bring Alejandro Valverde north to Belgium for a taste of the cobblestones that he will face in July

The Belgian returned to racing in Wednesday’s Dwars door Vlaanderen following his girlfriend’s miscarriage

Aided by Tom Boonen and Co. Niki Terpstra goes for a long-range solo raid on day 1 of the cobbled classics season at Dwars door Vlaanderen

1. Niki TERPSTRA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, in 4:31:43 2. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at :17 3. Borut BOZIC, Astana, at :17 4. Jean-Pierre DRUCKER, Wanty-Groupe Gobert, at :17 5. Sylvain CHAVANEL, IAM Cycling, at :17

Dutchman takes cobbles opener with lone, 30-kilometer assault

Organizers unveiled the full team rosters to compete at the annual Belgian race

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

Dutchwoman takes sprint win in Belgium and looks ahead to Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem

1. Oscar GATTO, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia, in 4:43:40 2. Borut BOZIC, Astana, at :00 3. Mathew HAYMAN, Sky, at :00 4. Mirko SELVAGGI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :00 5. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at :00

Italian barely gets one over on Voeckler in cobbled classics opener

Starters for Wednesday's Across Flanders semi-classic

Chavanel sick after wet, cold Milano-Sanremo

Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider rides alone to win in Waregem

Oscar Sevilla returns to racing; no Boonen, Cancellara, or Gilbert for Dwars door Vlaanderen, a cyclist immortalized in plastic, and Cav's Olympic hopes.

• 1. Nick NUYENS, (BEL) SaxoBank-Sungard, at 4:39:57
• 2. Geraint THOMAS, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 3. Tyler FARRAR, (USA) Garmin-Cervelo, at 1
• 4. Mathew HAYMAN, (AUS) Team Sky, at 1
• 5. Marco MARCATO, (ITA) Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1

Tom Boonen will lead Quick Step at Wednesday's 203km semi-classic Dwars door Vlaanderen, the first Belgian cobblestoned race of the season.

Saxo Bank's Danish road champion Matt Breschel won Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen, the 204-kilometer Belgian semi-classic, in a 22-kilometer solo breakaway.

2010 Dwars door Vlaanderen results