The stars are aligned for Flanders, but can any of them outshine Pogačar?
A better take a look at the route and the stacked begin listing for the second Monument of the 12 months.
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What has already been a completely spectacular spring marketing campaign is ready to ratchet up the drama much more on Sunday because the peloton takes on the Tour of Flanders. As if racing within the beating coronary heart of Classics nation in pursuit of Monumental glory was not sufficient to commend From Ronde van Vlaanderen On its personal, this 12 months’s race needs to be a particular deal with as so many stars have aligned to offer us a begin listing for the ages.
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar and three-time winner Mathieu van der Poel headline the forged as anticipated, whereas Remco Evenepoel’s debut within the race provides a complete new factor of intrigue. And then there’s Wout van Aert, who has been so near getting again to profitable methods this 12 months. This is the primary time because the World Road Championships in 2023 that each one 4 of these riders (and Mads Pedersen!) have lined up collectively for a serious one-day occasion.
Assuming you’ve got already learn Abby Mickey’s preview of the women’s racethis is every thing that you must know in regards to the 2026 males’s Tour of Flanders…
The favorites
We’ll break down the contenders extra totally beneath, but as a sneak-peek, right here are our prime favorites for Saturday’s race.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Tadej Pogačar
⭐⭐⭐⭐: Mathieu van der Poel
⭐⭐⭐: Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Remco Evenepoel
⭐⭐: Christophe Laporte, Florian Vermeersch, Jonas Abrahamsen, Jasper Stuyven
⭐: Matthew Brennan, Paul Magnier, Romain Grégoire, Biniam Girmay, Kasper Asgreen, Alec Segaert, Matteo Trentin, António Morgado, Gianni Vermeersch, Magnus Sheffield, Per Strand Hagenes, Tim van Dijke
When and learn how to watch
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