{"id":586694,"date":"2026-04-05T08:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586694\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T08:35:15","slug":"tour-of-flanders-men-live-an-easter-extravaganza-on-the-belgian-cobbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586694\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Flanders Men LIVE – An Easter extravaganza on the Belgian cobbles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2026-04-05T08:33:51.949Z<\/p>\n

Colby Simmons (EF Education-EasyPost) launches clear and has a gap. Riders trying to join but the headwind is meaning that attackers just drag the rest of the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:31:40.594Z<\/p>\n

Puncture for Fabian Lienhard (Tudor).<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:30:57.057Z<\/p>\n

Hugo de la Calle (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) is the next to try a move but nothing is going for the moment.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:28:31.675Z<\/p>\n

Nils Politt (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) begins to control the peloton.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:28:15.172Z<\/p>\n

Attack by Victor Vercouillie (Flanders-Baloise) but nothing is being allowed to go just yet.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:23:51.883Z<\/p>\n

No break for the moment.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:23:05.114Z<\/p>\n

Unibet Rose Rockets are the next to launch a move and he gets a gap but he’s dragged back.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:20:53.798Z
\n278.2km to go!<\/p>\n

Racing begins and Picnic-PostNL begin the attacks.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:19:39.204Z<\/p>\n

The startlist is absolutely stacked! Tadej Poga\u010dar, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert, Mads Pedersen and Remco Evenepoel among a long list of super talents.<\/p>\n

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2026-04-05T08:05:56.557Z<\/p>\n

The riders have started the neutral zone. Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) clipped a wheel as they started and hit the barriers. He is back riding.<\/p>\n

2026-04-05T08:04:19.874Z<\/p>\n

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) seems very pleased that Evenepoel has decided to debut at the Ronde this year…<\/p>\n

>>> ‘Not a disadvantage for me’ \u2013 Mathieu van der Poel welcomes addition of Remco Evenepoel to Tour of Flanders but warns against underestimating debutant<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"MIDDELKERKE,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-05T08:01:48.853Z<\/p>\n

Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) refuses to be included in the discussion when it comes to the biggest names of the sport…<\/p>\n

>>> ‘I don’t consider myself in the big four’ \u2013 Wout van Aert ‘older and wiser’ but avoids talking himself up for major Tour of Flanders battle<\/a><\/p>\n

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2026-04-05T07:59:10.063Z<\/p>\n

Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is, obviously, the big favourite for today. However, he is a bit concerned about the ability of Evenepoel and his unpredictability…<\/p>\n

>>> ‘He can attack in the most random places’ \u2013 Tadej Poga\u010dar ponders potential tactical headache of Remco Evenepoel at Tour of Flanders<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"ANTWERP,\n<\/p>\n

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2026-04-05T07:54:48.185Z<\/p>\n

Hello and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report of the men’s Tour of Flanders\/Ronde Van Vlaanderen 2026!<\/p>\n

It was a surprise on April Fool’s Day that the announcement of Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) wasn’t a joke and very definitely is happening! Whether you like how they did the announcement or not, it captured the attention of the cycling world!<\/p>\n

>>> ‘I deliberately got rid of my social media for two weeks’ \u2013 Remco Evenepoel addresses drama of surprise Tour of Flanders debut and says he wouldn’t be starting if victory wasn’t possible<\/a><\/p>\n

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