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2026-04-17T11:15:42.465Z
Riders are signing on and signing autographs at the start. It’s a lovely day for a bike race.
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2026-04-17T11:10:17.193Z
Remco Evenepoel beat compatriot Wout van Aert) to win the 2025 De Brabantse Pijl in his first race after a winter spent recovering from injury. António Morgado led the peloton to the line for third place 27 seconds behind the duo, who stole the headlines with some great racing.
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2026-04-17T11:03:52.841Z
This is the official race map.
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2026-04-17T11:01:02.714Z
The riders climb up to Overijse for the first time with 60km to go and then the climbing and hard racing never stops.
There are a total of 21 climbs in 162km of racing.
2026-04-17T10:57:57.746Z
The finish remains in Overijse, with the S-bocht climb (1.3km at 3.7%) leading up the finish straight and often producing a thrilling finish.
The route then heads to Overijse via the Rue François Dubois and Holstheide climbs to start the finishing circuits.
2026-04-17T10:52:16.681Z
The 2026 Brabantse Pijl is 162.6km long but includes 1727m of altitude gain as it loops around the Belgian countryside to the south and east of Brussels.
2026-04-17T10:48:52.418Z
The sun is out on the Belgian Ardennes. The race will start in Beersel, near the border between Flanders and south of Brussels.
2026-04-17T10:46:19.360Z
The men’s race is due to start in 45 minutes and we will have full coverage of all the action, plus post race reaction and the best photographs.
2026-04-17T10:45:19.977Z
Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the 2026 Brabantse Pijl men’s race.
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