With the Tour of Flanders just around the corner – it will be on Sunday, March 31 -, the Across Flanders 2024 will serve as a preview for the classic in Belgium. ‘Dwars door Vlaanderen’, as it is known in its original language, will take place this Wednesday, March 27 with a route of 188.6 kilometers between Roeselare and Waregem.
Across Flanders 2024: route, profile, participants and teams
In the middle of Holy Week, Across Flanders is a fixed date on the program. The cyclists will start their race on March 27, as usual, in Roeselare. The double passage through the Côte de Trieu is also a milestone. The Hotond and the Nokereberg appear twice on the menu that cyclists will have throughout the route.
To this must be added Berg Ten Houte and numerous cobbled sections, including Huisepontweg, twice Mariaborrestraat and Herlegemstraat, which, like Nokereberg, is part of the local Waregem circuit. After 12 climbs and 8 sections of cobblestones, we will meet Christophe Laporte’s successor on Verbindingsweg.
Tour Through Flanders 2024 / Flanders Classics
There are 25 teams that will take part in this Wednesday’s event, with 18 from the UCI World Tour and seven in Pro Team. Movistar, Ineos, Groupama, EF Education-EasyPost, Soudal-Quick-Step, Team Visma, Alpecin-Deceunick, Intermarché-Wanty o UAE Emirates are some of the main sets mentioned.
Among the cyclists, there will be 175 riders in total, with some very notable ones such as Oier Lazkano, who will lead Movistar after his second place last year, or Wout van Aert in Visma. Jasper Philipsen, for his part, will command the Alpecin, and Mads Pedersen will do the same in the Lidl-Trek. The previous champion, Christophe Laporte, will not be there due to health problems, according to what was announced by his team.
2024-03-27 00:02:08
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