2019 Tour of Flanders Preview
This Sunday, the king of the Flemish Spring Classics, the Tour of Flanders (or the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, if you use the local name) takes place.
This Sunday, the king of the Flemish Spring Classics, the Tour of Flanders (or the Ronde Van Vlaanderen, if you use the local name) takes place.
Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) won the 2019 Milano-Sanremo, the first Classic Monument of the season.
It’s the first weekend in March, and it marks the opening weekend of the Spring Classics season in Europe.
In another sprint stage before the challenges of the weekend, Lotto-Jumbo’s Dylan Groenewegen had the legs, besting Gaviria and Sagan at the line in Stage 7 of the 2018 Tour de France.
A crash in the final 3 km of Stage 2 at the 2018 Tour de France took out race leader Fernando Gaviria and gave both the yellow jersey and stage win to Peter Sagan.
Fernando Gaviria of the Quick Step Floors team grabs his first yellow jersey, winning the 201km opening stage of the 2018 Tour de France from Noirmoutier-en-l’Île to Fontenay-le-Comte.
After taking his maiden Tour de France stage win in Rodez in 2015, Greg Van Avermaet looked to repeat his success when the race returned to the same finish on stage 14 of the Tour de France.
Philippe Gilbert returned to the Ronde van Vlaanderen for the first time in five years and in doing so he forever left his mark on the race which this year celebrated its 101st edition.