{"id":586545,"date":"2026-04-05T06:47:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586545\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T06:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:47:22","slug":"tour-of-flanders-women-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586545\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Flanders Women 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swipe to scroll horizontallyTour of Flanders Women start list<\/p>\n

The Tour of Flanders Women will mark the 10th round of the 2026 Women’s WorldTour<\/a> taking place on April 5 in Oudenaarde, Belgium.<\/p>\n

One of the hallmark events of the Spring Classics<\/a>, the Tour of Flanders Women, or the Ronde van Vlaanderen as it is known in Dutch, usually takes the peloton on a challenging race across cobblestones and sharp ascents in and around Oudenaarde.<\/p>\n

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Climbs include Kruisberg\/Hotond, Oude Kwaremont, and the Paterberg \u2013 before the finish line in Oudenaarde.<\/p>\n

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In 2024 Elisa Longo Borghini<\/a> (Lidl-Trek) triumphed in a rainy Tour of Flanders<\/a>, winning her second edition after her 2015 victory.<\/p>\n

IN 2025 Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx-Protime) made history by becoming the first rider to take three victories at the Tour of Flanders Women. The world champion took the win in a four-rider sprint in Oudenaarde.<\/p>\n

Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (Visma-Lease a Bike) took second, Liane Lippert (Movistar) was third and Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) was fourth as the elite lead group sprinted for victory at the finish line.<\/p>\n

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2026 Women’s Tour of Flanders route<\/p>\n

See all the details of the 2026 Tour of Flanders Women route<\/a><\/p>\n

Tour of Flanders Women history<\/p>\n

Russia’s Zoulfia Zabirova<\/a> captured the inaugural Tour of Flanders victory in 2004. Since the first edition, organisers have included more climbs and extended the race from 94km to over 150km.<\/p>\n

Following in Zabirova’s footsteps and winning the Tour of Flanders was Dutchwoman Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel<\/a>, who won in 2005 and 2006.<\/p>\n

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Great Britain’s Nicole Cooke<\/a> was the winner in the 2007 edition, followed by Germany’s Judith Arndt<\/a>, also a two-time winner, having taken titles in 2008 and 2012. Her compatriot Ina-Yoko Teutenberg<\/a> stormed to a sprint victory in 2009.<\/p>\n

The first Belgian rider to have won the Tour of Flanders was Grace Verbeke<\/a> in 2010. Her victory was followed by Dutch riders Annemiek van Vleuten<\/a> (2011), Marianne Vos<\/a> (2013) and Ellen van Dijk<\/a> (2014).<\/p>\n

Italy’s Elisa Longo Borghini<\/a> won solo in the 2015 edition, while Britain’s Lizzie Deignan<\/a> was fastest in a two-up sprint in 2016. American Coryn Rivera<\/a> won a reduced bunch sprint in 2017, and remains the only American to have won the Tour of Flanders.<\/p>\n

Anna van der Breggen<\/a> won the race after a solo breakaway in the 2018 edition, while Italy’s Marta Bastianelli won<\/a> in 2019. Chantal van den Broek Blaak took a solo win 2020. Her compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten won the race in 2021, exactly 10 years after her first victory in 2011.<\/p>\n

The second Belgian rider to win the women’s race was Lotte Kopecky<\/a> in 2022, who secured the victory while wearing the Belgian Champion’s jersey on home soil, and she won again in the 2023 and 2025 editions.<\/p>\n

Find out more with our list of Tour of Flanders Women past winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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