There had been speculation online about the Olympic champion’s participation on Wednesday morning before the Belgian himself announced that he will start at the season’s second Monument in a social media post. <\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe star wrote on Instagram: “Flanders, are you ready? See you on Sunday.”<\/p>\n
Two-time Tour de France champion and TNT Sports expert Alberto Contador saiid it is “great news for the cycling world”<\/a>.The 110th edition of the Tour of Flanders<\/a> takes place on Sunday, April 5, with Evenepoel expected to join a stellar line-up including Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike).\u00a0The one-day classic, which covers 270km of Flanders<\/a> cobbles and climbs, follows last month’s Milano-Sanremo, which Pogacar won in dramatic fashion<\/a>.<\/p>\n Evenepoel’s involvement in the race marks a major U-turn having previously insisted he would be absent from the start line to focus on the Tour of Catalonia and the climbing classics.<\/p>\n In a December press conference, Evenepoel said: “How certain is it that I won’t be starting in the Tour of Flanders? Very certain. 100% certain? 100% certain. Not a small chance either? No, unfortunately not. I have to disappoint you.”<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe manager Ralph Denk had said that while Evenepoel would \u201dride the Tour of Flanders someday”, after a \u201dmissed spring last year, Remco now needs a consistent and stable year in his build-up to the Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n Evenepoel gives update after crash and aims subtle dig at Vingegaard<\/p>\n Video credit: TNT Sports<\/p>\n Van Aert: ‘He’d only start if he was looking for a top result’<\/p>\n Visma-Lease a Bike rider Van Aert has backed his compatriot to do well in Flanders.<\/p>\n “He’d only start if he was going to look for a top result,” Van Aert told Sporza<\/a>. “He’s welcome, I think it’s great news. I hope it’s not an April Fool’s joke.<\/p>\n “The Tour of Flanders deserves the best possible field of participants. Remco certainly deserves to be in the mix. Am I surprised? No, I had a feeling it could happen.”<\/p>\n On whether Evenepoel’s involvement will make the race more difficult, Van Aert added: \u201dOf course, he is another competitor joining the field. If he starts, I can assume that he is doing so with big goals in mind. <\/p>\n “He is strong in all one-day races, so he is certainly someone to reckon with.”<\/p>\n How to watch the Tour of Flanders?The men’s race will be live on TNT Sports 3 and HBO Max.<\/a> Coverage begins at 08:30 UK time, with the action getting underway half an hour later.Coverage of the women’s race begins at 14:00 on TNT Sports 4 and HBO Max<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms, offering a line-up of up to four TV channels (TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, TNT Sports 4), and up to six digital or red-button channels (TNT Sports 5 to 10), and TNT Sports Ultimate plus TNT Sports Box Office HD.<\/p>\n![\"picture\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-0c412e90-01c7-450a-9d86-8818f1b11526-85-2560-1440.jpeg\")
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